真言
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See also: 眞言
Chinese
| real; true; genuine | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (真言/眞言) | 真/眞 | 言 | |
| simp. (真言) | 真 | 言 | |
Etymology
The religious sense is a translation of Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).
Pronunciation
Noun
真言
- true words; truthful words
- (religion) incantation
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“真言” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 言 |
| しん Grade: 3 |
ごん Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞言 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC tsyin ngjon), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, “mantra”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
Proper noun
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 言 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
こと Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞言 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
- a female given name
See also
- 真事問ふ, 真言問ふ (makoto-tou)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 言 |
Noun
真言