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Japanese
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| 森羅萬象 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC srim la mjonH zjangX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, “all-covering forest → everything above ground”) + 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, “ten thousand/myriads of things → everything”).
Pronunciation
Noun
森羅万象 or 森羅万象 or 森羅万象 • (shinra banshō or shinra banzō or shinra manzō) ←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらばんざう (sinrabanzau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?
- (idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe
Proper noun
森羅万象 or 森羅万象 • (Shinra Banshō or Shinra Manzō) ←しんらばんしやう (Sinrabansyau) or しんらまんざう (Sinramanzau)?
- a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet
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