劫火

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
劫 火
ごう
Jinmeiyō 		か
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
劫 火
こう
Jinmeiyō 		か
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

劫(ごう)火(か) • (gōka) ←ごふくわ (gofukwa)? (alternative reading hiragana こうか, rōmaji kōka, historical hiragana こふくわ)

  1. (Buddhism) fire that destroys the world

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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