俗名

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Chinese

vulgar
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
trad. (俗名)
simp. #(俗名)

Pronunciation


Noun

俗名

  1. popular name; local name; vernacular name
  2. secular name (original name of a Buddhist monk or nun before having the dharma name)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ぞく
Grade: S
みょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぞく)(みょう) (zokumyōぞくみやう (zokumyau)?

  1. (Buddhism, of a monk) secular name
    Antonym: 法名 (hōmyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぞく
Grade: S
めい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぞく)(めい) (zokumeiぞくめい (zokumei)?

  1. (taxonomy) common name

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN