道行

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Chinese

direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
trad. (道行) 道 行
simp. #(道行) 道 行
anagram 行道

Pronunciation

Noun

道行

  1. monk training (of Buddhist and Taoist monks)
  2. skill
  3. ability to practice self-restraint

Synonyms

  • (skill):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道行):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
道 行
どう
Grade: 2 		ぎょう
Grade: 2
goon
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Noun

道(どう)行(ぎょう) • (dōgyō) ←だうぎやう (daugyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) practice of Buddhism, especially by monks

Proper noun

道(どう)行(ぎょう) • (Dōgyō) ←だうぎやう (Daugyau)?

  1. (historical) a monk, purportedly a native of 新羅 (Shiragi, “Silla”) who attempted to escape with the 草薙剣 (Kusanagi no Tsurugi, literally “grasscutting sword”), but was returned due to a rainstorm

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
道 行
みち
Grade: 2 		ゆ(き)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 道 (michi, “road”) +‎ 行き (yuki, “going”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 行く (yuku), “to go”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

道(みち)行(ゆき) • (michiyuki) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 道行き (michiyuki): a travel, journey; a traditional Japanese overcoat; an elopement

Proper noun

道(みち)行(ゆき) • (Michiyuki) 

  1. a surname
  2. a male or female given name

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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