迦楼羅
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 迦 | 楼 | 羅 |
| か Jinmeiyō |
る Grade: S |
ら Grade: S |
| kan’on | goon | on’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 迦樓羅 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa)
Noun
- (Buddhism) garuda; a type of guardian deity which takes the form of vast fire-breathing birds. Accounted as one of the eight legions in Mahayana Buddhism
- a gigaku mask in the form of a garuda head