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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 威嚴 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
威厳 • (igen) ←ゐげん (wigen)?
- dignity
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- しかもそのギリシア的な様式にもかかわらず、この仏の与える印象は完全に仏教的である。その威厳のある力強い顔は、理想化された人ではなくして、人の形をかりた超自然者という印象を与える。
- Shikamo sono Girishia-teki na yōshiki ni mo kakawarazu, kono hotoke no ataeru inshō wa kanzen ni bukkyō-teki de aru. Sono igen no aru chikarazuyoi kao wa, risō-ka sareta hito de wa naku shite, hito no katachi o karita chō-shizensha to iu inshō o ataeru.
- In addition, although its Greek style, the impression this statue of the Buddha gives is completely Buddhist. Its dignified and powerful face gives the impression of a supernatural being borrows human form, rather than an idealized person.
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN