かんのん

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Japanese

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観音
(Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy
(This term, かんのん (kannon), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)