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灌頂

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

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Entry

灌頂んじょうかんちょうNounFreq #132008
1

Buddhism

baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood

2

Buddhism

baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)

3

Buddhism

pouring water onto a gravestone

4

teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

pour

20 strokes

On

カン

Kun

そそ.ぐ

place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak

11 strokesFrequency 1,350JLPT N2Grade 6

On

チョウ

Kun

いただ.くいただき

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