苾蒭

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 苾蒭 – see 苾芻 (“bhikkhu; Buddhist monk”). (This term is a variant form of 苾芻).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
苾	蒭
びち > びっ Hyōgaiji	しゅ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).

Alternative forms

• 苾芻

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲiɕːɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

苾(びっ)蒭(しゅ) • (bisshu) 

1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu

Synonyms

• 比丘(びく) (biku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
苾	蒭
ひつ > ひっ Hyōgaiji	すう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Re-reading, using the kan'on of 苾 and the kan'yōon of 蒭.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çisːɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

苾(ひっ)蒭(すう) • (hissū) 

1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu