観音
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 観 | 音 |
| かん Grade: 4 |
おん > のん Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 觀音 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
/kwan.omʉ/ → /kwan.on/ → /kwanːon/ → /kanːoɴ/
From Middle Chinese 觀音 (kwan ʔim). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声). [1][2]
Origianlly a shortening of 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”),[3] itself a calque of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
観音 • (Kannon) ←くわんおん (Kwan'on)?
- (Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy
- Synonym: 観音菩薩 (Kannon Bosatsu)
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References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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