龍樹

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Chinese

dragon; imperial; surname tree
trad. (龍樹) 龍 樹
simp. (龙树) 龙 树
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Proper noun

龍樹

  1. Nagarjuna

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (龍樹):

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
龍 樹
りゅう
Jinmeiyō 		じゅ
Grade: 6
goon
Alternative spelling
竜樹
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Etymology

From Middle Chinese 龍樹 (MC ljowng dzyuX|dzyuH, literally “dragon + tree”), in turn a translation of Sanskrit नागार्जुन (nāgārjuna).[1][2][3][4] Listed in one monolingual Japanese source as an 音訳 (on'yaku, “transcription”, literally “sound translation”) of the Sanskrit,[5] but considering the Middle Chinese and Sanskrit phonetics, this seems unlikely.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

龍(りゅう)樹(じゅ) • (Ryūju) ←りゆうじゆ (Ryuuzyu)?

  1. (Buddhism) Nagarjuna, a second century Buddhist philosopher from India
    Synonym: ナーガルジュナ (Nāgarujuna)

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. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ “竜樹”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  5. ^ “龍樹”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
龍樹

Noun

龍樹

  1. chữ Hán form of Long Thụ (“Nagarjuna”).
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