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本来無一物
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本来無一物.
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Entry
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Buddhism
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ホン
Kun
もと
Nanori
まとごう
来
come, due, next, cause, become
7 strokesFrequency 102JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ライタイ
Kun
く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たるきこ
Nanori
くりくるごろさ
無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ムブ
Kun
な.い
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
物
thing, object, matter
8 strokesFrequency 215JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ブツモツ
Kun
ものもの-
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