錫杖

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See also: 锡杖

Chinese

tin cane, walking stick
trad. (錫杖)
simp. (锡杖)

Pronunciation


Noun

錫杖

  1. (Buddhism) Buddhist abbot's staff

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (錫杖):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Jinmeiyō
じょう
Jinmeiyō
goon
 錫杖 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Khakkhara on Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of (shaku, tin, stannum) +‎ (, staff).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゃく)(じょう) (shakujōしやくぢやう (syakudyau)? (counter )

  1. (Buddhism, weaponry) A khakkhara; Buddhist monk's "sounding staff".

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

錫杖 (seokjang) (hangeul 석장)

  1. hanja form? of 석장 (khakkhara)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

錫杖

  1. chữ Hán form of tích trượng (khakkhara).