See also: 眞言

Chinese

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real; true; genuine
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
trad. (真言/眞言) /
simp. (真言)
 
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Etymology

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The religious sense is a translation of Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).

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Noun

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真言

  1. true words; truthful words
  2. (religion) incantation

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (真言):

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
ごん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞言 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC tsyin ngjon), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, mantra).[1][2]

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(しん)(ごん) (shingon

  1. (Buddhism) a mantra, incantation
    Synonyms: (ju), 神呪 (shinju), マントラ (mantora), 密呪 (mitsuju)
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Proper noun

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(しん)(ごん) (Shingon

  1. (Buddhism) Short for 真言宗 (Shingon-shū): the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞言 (kyūjitai)

Literally "true words".

Proper noun

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()(こと) (Makoto

  1. a female given name

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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真言

  1. chữ Hán form of chân ngôn (mantra).