修羅

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (修羅) 修 羅
simp. (修罗) 修 罗

Pronunciation

Proper noun

修羅

  1. short for 阿修羅／阿修罗 (āxiūluó, “asura”)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修 羅
しゅ
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on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

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修(しゅ)羅(ら) • (shura) 

  1. (Buddhism) Asura (a demigod of the lowest class)
    Synonym: 阿修羅 (ashura)
  2. (Buddhism) short for 修羅道 (shuradō, “realm of Asura; one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism”)
  3. a killing, a slaughter, a carnage, a bloodbath
  4. a cart for carrying large rocks or wood
    Synonym: 修羅車 (shuraguruma)

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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