ぜん

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See also: せん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぜん – see the following entries.
2
counter for irregularly shaped objects such as desks, armrests, and serving trays
counter for kami and shrines
the last, the previous
pre- (of an era)
(archaic) ago
(archaic) before
3
entire, complete, overall
all, pan-, omni-
6
good, good deed
S
small Japanese meal tray
a prepared meal, (especially) food a drink arranged on such a tray
pairs of chopsticks
bowls of rice
S
This term needs a translation to English.
(Buddhism) the disciplines and doctrine of Zen Buddhism
Short for 座禅 (zazen): a sitting position in a Zen meditation
(Buddhism) Short for 禅宗 (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism
a surname
4
indicates a state (no specific semantic content)
(This term, ぜん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぜん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぜん.)

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