苾蒭

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 苾蒭 – see 苾芻 (“bhikkhu; Buddhist monk”).
(This term is a variant form of 苾芻).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
苾 蒭
びち > びっ
Hyōgai 		しゅ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

苾(びっ)蒭(しゅ) • (bisshu) 

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
苾 蒭
ひつ > ひっ
Hyōgai 		すう
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Re-reading, using the kan'on of 苾 and the kan'yōon of 蒭.

Pronunciation

Noun

苾(ひっ)蒭(すう) • (hissū) 

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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