密教

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Chinese

secret; confidential; close
secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
 
teach; teaching; religion
trad. (密教)
simp. #(密教)

Pronunciation


Noun

密教

  1. (Buddhism) esoteric Buddhism.
    Synonym: 密宗 (mìzōng)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
みつ > みっ
Grade: 6
きょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

(mitsu, secret) +‎ (kyō, religion)

Pronunciation

Noun

(みっ)(きょう) (mikkyōみっけう (mikkeu)?

  1. esoteric Buddhism

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN