破戒

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Chinese

to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
 swear off; warn against
simp. and trad.
(破戒) 		破 戒

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit शीलखण्डन (śīlakhaṇḍana, “violation of morality or virtue”). Tibetan equivalent is ཚུལ་ཁྲིམས་ཉམས་པ (tshul khrims nyams pa).

Pronunciation

Verb

破戒

  1. (religion) to break a commandment
  2. (by extension) to make an exception

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (破戒):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破 戒
は
Grade: 5 		かい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

破(は)戒(かい) • (hakai) 

  1. breaking a commandment, especially a religious commandment
    破(は)戒(かい)僧(そう)　ランシン
    Hakaisō Ranshin
    Ranshin, Commandment Breaker

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References

  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
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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