祇園

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
おん
Grade: 2
goon
 祇園 on Japanese Wikipedia
祇園にある八坂神社: Yasaka Shrine in the Gion district of Kyoto

Etymology

/ɡiwon//ɡion/

Calque of Sanskrit जेतवन (Jetavana, literally grove of Jeta). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

()(おん) (Gionぎをん (Giwon)?

  1. Gion (a district of Kyoto)
  2. (Buddhism) Clipping of 祇園精舎 (Gion-shōja) or 祇樹給孤独園 (Giju gikkodokuon): Jetavana, a Buddhist monastery in India
  3. a surname

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