真人

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See also: 眞人

Chinese

real; true; genuine man; person; people
trad. (真人/眞人) 真/眞 人
simp. (真人) 真 人

Pronunciation

Noun

真人

  1. real person; real people
  2. (Taoism, mostly used in titles) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man
  3. (Buddhism) Bodhisattva or Arhat.

Synonyms

  • (immortal): 仙 (xiān)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 人
まさ
Grade: 3 		と
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
眞人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Proper noun

真(まさ)人(と) • (Masato) 

  1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Noun

真人(まひと) • (mahito) 

  1. (Taoism, mostly used in titles) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man

Proper noun

真人(まひと) • (Mahito) 

  1. (historical) the highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”) .
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