大日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	日
だい Grade: 1	にち Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいにち [dàíníchí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [da̠iɲ̟it͡ɕi]

Noun

大(だい)日(にち) or 大日(たいにち) • (dainichi or tainichi) 

1. (religion, Buddhism) Clipping of 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Dainichi Nyorai, the sun Buddha”).

Derived terms

• 大日経
• 大日経疏
• 大日供
• 大日堂

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
大	日

Noun

大日 • (daeil) (hangeul 대일)

1. hanja form^? of 대일 (“the sun Buddha”)