ひがん

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See also: ひかん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひがん – see the following entries.
彼岸
(literary) the opposite shore
(subsequently) the afterlife
(Buddhism) pāramitā the sought after perfection, Clipping of 到彼岸 (tōhigan).
Clipping of 彼岸会 (higane). (also お彼岸 (o-higan)), the 7 days surrounding the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Also the Buddhist ceremonies held during this period
悲願
earnest wish
(This term, ひがん (higan), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)