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祖師禅

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 祖師禅.

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Entry

祖師禅ぜんNoun
1

Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ancestor, pioneer, founder

9 strokesFrequency 1,226JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Nanori

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

10 strokesFrequency 563JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

いくさ

Nanori

のしのりもろかずつかさみつもと

Zen, silent meditation

13 strokesFrequency 1,902JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゼンセン

Kun

しずかゆず.る

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