Meanings
Readings
Common Words
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
Familiar
husband
Used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status
sir; boss; master; governor
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Buddhism; Orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那
alms; almsgiving; almsgiver
Adverb (fukushi)
moment; instant
Buddhism; Orig. meaning
kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
Buddhism
Naraka; Hell; Hades
very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
奈落 only
trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
Sensitive; Dated term; Often considered offensive post-wwii, esp. when written in kanji
China
ephemeral; transitory
Honorific
(one's) father-in-law
Honorific
(one's) employer; master
principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
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