善男

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Chinese

good male
trad. (善男)
simp. #(善男)

Pronunciation


Noun

善男

  1. (Buddhism) a pious man

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
よし
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(よし)() (Yoshio

  1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぜん
Grade: 6
なん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぜん)(なん) (zennan

  1. (Buddhism) a pious man

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

善男 (seonnam) (hangeul 선남)

  1. hanja form? of 선남 ((Buddhism) a pious man)