舎利

See also: 舍利

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舎	利
しゃ Grade: 5	り Grade: 4

Alternative spelling
舍利 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Literary Chinese 舍利, from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ɾʲi]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

舎(しゃ)利(り) or 舎利(さり) • (shari or sari) 

1. the ashes of a cremated body
2. white rice grains; rice

Usage notes

The second reading only applies to Sense 1.

See also

• 米(こめ) (kome)
• 米飯(べいはん) (beihan)
• 白飯(はくはん) (hakuhan)