迦陵頻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
迦	陵	頻
か Jinmeiyō	りょう Grade: S	びん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
迦陵頻 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalaviṅka).

Noun

迦(か)陵(りょう)頻(びん) • (karyōbin) 

1. (Buddhism) Clipping of 迦陵頻伽 (karyōbinga, “fantastic human-faced bird with a beautiful voice”).
2. (dance) A gagaku piece which 4 or 2 attired as heavenly birds dance to