檀越

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(檀越)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, lord of alms).

Pronunciation


Noun

檀越

  1. (Buddhism) alms giver; benefactor; patron

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だん
Jinmeiyō
えつ
Grade: S
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term
だに
Jinmeiyō
おち
Grade: S
irregular goon
Kanji in this term
だん
Jinmeiyō
おち
Grade: S
goon
Kanji in this term
だん
Jinmeiyō
おつ > のつ
Grade: S
goon kan'yōon
Kanji in this term
だん
Jinmeiyō
おつ
Grade: S
goon kan'yōon

Etymology

From Old Japanese 檀越 (daniwoti) (万葉集 (Man'yōshū), 3847th poem), from Middle Chinese 檀越, from Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, literally lord of alms). The earliest readings in Old Japanese were daniwoti and danawoti; danwotu was acquired later in Early Middle Japanese, with the more systematic adoption of Literary Chinese. The otsu changes to notsu as an instance of renjō (連声). See also 旦那 (danna).

Pronunciation

Noun

(だん)(おつ) or (だん)(のつ) (dan'otsu or dannotsuだんをつ (dan'wotu)?
(だん)(おち) (dan'ochiだんをち (dan'woti)?
(だに)(おち) (daniochiだにをち (daniwoti)?
(だん)(えつ) (dan'etsuだんゑつ (dan'wetu)?

  1. (Buddhism) a benefactor or a patron to a temple