修羅
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (修羅) | 修 | 羅 | |
| simp. (修罗) | 修 | 罗 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
修羅
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 修 | 羅 |
| しゅ Grade: 5 |
ら Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) Asura (a demigod of the lowest class)
- Synonym: 阿修羅 (ashura)
- (Buddhism) short for 修羅道 (shuradō, “realm of Asura; one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism”).
- carnage, a bloodbath
- a cart for carrying large rocks or wood
- Synonym: 修羅車 (shuraguruma)
Derived terms
- 修羅場 (shurajō, “scene of battle among Asuras”, Buddhism)
- 修羅場 (shuraba, “scene of carnage”)
- 修羅の巷 (shura no chimata, “scene of a fierce battle”)
- 修羅物 (shuramono, “shura mono”, a type of noh)
- 修羅霊 (shurarei, “the spirit of a demi-god or of a demi-demon”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Further reading
Glossary of Buddhism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
