Word details

祖師西来

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

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Entry

祖師西来そしせいらいNounFreq #255602
1

Buddhism

the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China

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
西

west, Spain

6 strokesFrequency 259JLPT N4Grade 2

On

セイサイ

Kun

にし

Nanori

いりひしむら

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

Nanori

くりくるごろ

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