馬頭観音

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 4
おん > のん
Grade: 1
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
馬頭觀音 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

馬頭 (batō, horse head, calque of Sanskrit हयग्रीव (hayagrīva)) +‎ 観音 (Kannon, Guanyin). The on reading for changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

()(とう)(かん)(のん) (Batō Kannonばとうくわんおん (batoukwan'on)?

  1. (Buddhism) Hayagriva