檀那

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(檀那) 		檀 那
alternative forms 檀𨚗
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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दान (dāna).

Pronunciation

Verb

檀那

  1. (Buddhism) to donate; to give alms

Noun

檀那

  1. (Buddhism) donor; benefactor (of a monastery)

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 旦那 (danna)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
檀 那
だん
Jinmeiyō 		な
Grade: S
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 檀那 – see the following entry.
【旦那だんな】
(Buddhism) generosity as one of the Buddhist perfections (पारमिता (pāramitā))
(Buddhism) a donation of money, goods, or service to monks or a temple
(Buddhism) a person who makes such a donation: a patron
(archaic) in the Japanese medieval period, overnight visitors to a shrine or temple
(archaic) by extension, a gentleman
broadly, a patron, a husband, a master:
(honorific) a master of servants, a boss of employees, the master of the house
(honorific) by extension, an honorific for one's own or someone else's husband
(honorific) also by extension, used by shopkeepers to address a male customer or by an artisan to refer to one's own school or lineage
(honorific) a term used by a concubine, mistress, or geisha to refer to one's own patron: a sugar daddy
(honorific) a term used by female servants to refer to the mistress of the house
(This term, 檀那, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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