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道場

道場

Chinese

 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (道場) 道 場
simp. (道场) 道 场

Noun

道場

  1. (religion) Buddhist or Taoist rites to appease and pray for the dead
  2. site for such rites

Derived terms

  • 做道場／做道场
  • 內道場／内道场
  • 水陸道場／水陆道场
  • 沒酒沒漿，做甚麼道場／没酒没浆，做甚么道场

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
道 場
どう
Grade: 2 		じょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

道 ‎(“way”) +‎ 場 ‎(“place”); literally "place of the ways"

Pronunciation

Noun

道場 ‎(hiragana どうじょう, romaji dōjō, historical hiragana だうぢやう)

  1. dojo (place where martial arts are practiced)

Derived terms

  • 道場破 (どうじょうやぶ)り ‎(dōjōyaburi)

Descendants

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Pronunciation

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