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八識

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 八識.

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Entry

八識っしきちしきNounFreq #175115
1

Buddhism

eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

2 strokesFrequency 92JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハチハツ

Kun

や.つやっ.つよう

Nanori

はっやちやつ

discriminating, know, write

19 strokesFrequency 496JLPT N2Grade 5

On

シキ

Kun

し.るしる.す

Nanori

さとさとる

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