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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 5
しん > じん
Grade: 3
りょう
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
goon
 
精進料理 (shōjin ryōri): a selection of Buddhist vegetarian dishes in Jiangpu monastery, Jiangsu, China 2006.
 
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Etymology

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Compound of 精進 (shōjin, asceticism; vegetarianism, especially for Buddhist reasons) +‎ 料理 (ryōri, cooking; cuisine).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) しょーじんりょーり [shòójíń ryóꜜòrì] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːʑĩn ɾʲo̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

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(しょう)(じん)(りょう)() (shōjin ryōri

  1. Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN