観世音菩薩

See also: 觀世音菩薩, and 观世音菩萨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
観	世	音	菩	薩
かん Grade: 4	せ > ぜ Grade: 3	おん Grade: 1	ぼ Jinmeiyō	さつ Jinmeiyō
goon			kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
觀世音菩薩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんぜおんぼさつ [kàńzéóń bóꜜsàtsù] (Nakadaka – [6])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kã̠nd͡ze̞o̞n bo̞sa̠t͡sɨ]

Proper noun

観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Kanzeon Bosatsu) ^{←くわんぜおんぼさつ (Kwanzeon Bosatu)?}

1. (Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion

   Synonym: 観世音 (Kanzeon)

   妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう)観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ)普(ふ)門(もん)品(ぼん)第(だい)二(に)十(じゅう)五(ご)

   Myōhō Renge Kyō Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon Dai-nijūgo

   Lotus Sutra chapter 25: the Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Derived terms

• 観(かん)音(のん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Kannon Bosatsu)
  • 観(かん)音(のん) (Kannon)

See also

• 観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Kanjizai Bosatsu)

References

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