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
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Abbreviation; Buddhism
dhyana (profound meditation)
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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.
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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.
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monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
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Abbreviation
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process
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Buddhism
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)
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ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō)
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mountain top
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