神通力

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
つう
Grade: 2
りき
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
神通力 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
つう > ずう
Grade: 2
りき
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
神通力 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 神通 (jintsū, superpower, divine or occult power or talent, where jintsū is the older reading for modern jinzū) +‎ (riki, power).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

(じん)(つう)(りき) or (じん)(ずう)(りき) (jintsūriki or jinzūriki

  1. (Buddhism) synonym of 神通 (jinzū)
  2. (by extension, occult) a superpower, a supernatural, divine, or occult power

See also

References

  1. ^ 神通力”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 神通力”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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