禅
禅

Zen, silent meditation

13 strokesFrequency 1,902JLPT N1Grade 8

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ゼンセン

Kun

しずかゆず.る

Dictionary

Common Words

禅ぜん禪NounFreq #26114
1

Abbreviation; Buddhism

dhyana (profound meditation)

2

Abbreviation

Zen (Buddhism)

Examples
禅は私たちの心を鍛練するといわれる。
They say Zen cultivates our mind.
座禅坐禅ざぜんNounFreq #37818
1

Buddhism

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

Examples
彼は座禅を組んだ。
He sat in Zen meditation.
禅寺ぜんでらNounFreq #46940
1

Zen temple

禅師ぜんじぜんしNounHonorificFreq #51546
1

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

禅問答ぜんもんどうNounFreq #55141
1

Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

禅宗ぜんしゅうNounFreq #55378
1

Zen (Buddhism)

友禅ゆうぜん友仙NounFreq #58358
1

Abbreviation

yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process

禅僧ぜんそうNounFreq #60060
1

Zen priest

禅家ぜんけNounFreq #90500
1

Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

禅定ぜんじょうNounFreq #92533
1

Buddhism

dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)

2

ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō)

3

mountain top

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