金剛杖

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
金	剛	杖
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S	つえ > づえ Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'yōon	kun'yomi

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) +‎ 杖 (tsue, “walking stick”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こんごーづえ (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(づえ) • (kongōzue) ^{←こんがうづゑ (kongaudwe)^?}

(Buddhism) a square- or octagonal-sided walking stick used by practitioners of 修験道 (Shugendō) or pilgrims
(Buddhism) a vajra (ritual club) possessed by a yaksha

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
金	剛	杖
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S	じょう Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'yōon	goon

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) +‎ 杖 (jō, “walking stick”).

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(じょう) • (kongōjō) ^{←こんがうぢやう (kongaudyau)^?}

(Buddhism) Same as こんごうづえ (kongōzue) above

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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