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彼岸

彼岸

Chinese

that; those; (one) another)
 
bank; shore; beach; coast
simp. and trad.
(彼岸)

Noun

彼岸

  1. (literary) the opposite bank (of a river, etc.); the other shore; the other side
  2. (Buddhism) paramita, the perfection (of a virtue); the goal (to be reached)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
がん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

彼岸 (hiragana ひがん, romaji higan)

  1. (Buddhism) the pāramitā (same as Chinese)
  2. (also お彼岸 (o-higan)) the 7 days including vernal or autumnal equinox in the 4th day. They take a Buddhistic ceremony in this period.