Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “禅”

禅

ぜん

dhyana (profound meditation)

Kanji details

Kun/On information

禅
On
ぜん;せん
Kun
しずか;ゆず.る
Stroke count
13

・zen

・silent meditation

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禅僧

ぜんそう

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Zen priest

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

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Zen dialogue;Zen questions and answers

禅宗

ぜんしゅう

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Zen (Buddhism)

禅寺

ぜんでら

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Zen temple

禅

ぜん

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Zen (Buddhism)

禅譲

ぜんじょう

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abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

禅譲

ぜんじょう

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smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)

禅刹

ぜんさつ

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Zen temple

禅味

ぜんみ

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the flavor of Zen;the flavour of Zen;air or style of disinterestedness

禅坊主

ぜんぼうず

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Zen monk

禅堂

ぜんどう

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zendo (Zen meditation hall)

禅学

ぜんがく

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Zen studies;Zen practice

禅宗様

ぜんしゅうよう

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traditional Zen-style architecture

禅定

ぜんじょう

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dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)

禅室

ぜんしつ

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room for zazen meditation;room for Buddhist practices

禅家

ぜんけ

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Zen;Zen temple;Zen priest

禅尼

ぜんに

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Zen nun

禅師

ぜんじ

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monk;priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

禅林

ぜんりん

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Zen temple

禅法

ぜんぽう

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method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration;meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism

禅浄

ぜんじょう

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Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism

禅画

ぜんが

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Zen painting

禅知

ぜんち

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wisdom obtained from meditation

禅話

ぜんわ

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Zen talk

禅語

ぜんご

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Zen terminology;Zen words

禅道

ぜんどう

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Zen ascetic practices;Zen meditation

禅那

ぜんな

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dhyana (profound meditation)

禅門

ぜんもん

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Zen;entering the path of Zen

禅院

ぜんいん

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Zen temple

禅定

ぜんじょう

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ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō)

禅室

ぜんしつ

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Zen monk's quarters

禅知

ぜんち

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wisdom and meditation

禅道

ぜんどう

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Zen teachings;Zen

禅定

ぜんじょう

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mountain top

禅室

ぜんしつ

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head priest (of a Zen temple)

禅刹

ぜんせつ

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Zen temple

禅智

ぜんち

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wisdom obtained from meditation

禅法

ぜんぼう

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method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration;meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism

禅智

ぜんち

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wisdom and meditation

禅師

ぜんし

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monk;priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court