浄土

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See also: 淨土 and 净土

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: S

Grade: 1
goon kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
淨土 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

(じょう)() (jōdoじやうど (zyaudo)?

  1. (Buddhism) the pure land, the celestial realm of a buddha or bodhisattva

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN