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比丘尼

比丘尼

Chinese

bhikkhu; Buddhist monk Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
simp. and trad.
(比丘尼)
比丘

Noun

比丘尼

  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhuni; Buddhist nun

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: S

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowing from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

比丘尼 (hiragana びくに, romaji bikuni)

  1. bhikkhuni

Derived terms

  • 伊勢比丘尼 (いせびくに) (ise bikuni)
  • 浮世比丘尼 (うきよびくに) (ukiyo bikuni)
  • 歌比丘尼 (うたびくに) (uta bikuni)
  • 絵解 (えと)比丘尼 (びくに) (etoki bikuni)
  • 勧進比丘尼 (かんじんびくに) (kanjin bikuni)
  • 熊野比丘尼 (くまのびくに) (kumano bikuni)
  • 科負 (とがお)比丘尼 (びくに) (togaoi bikuni)
  • 二人比丘尼 (ににんびくに) (ninin bikuni)
  • 八百比丘尼 (はっぴゃくびくに) (happyaku bikuni)
  • 比丘尼足駄 (びくにあしだ) (bikuni ashida)
  • 比丘尼御所 (びくにごしょ) (bikuni gosho)
  • 比丘尼雪駄 (びくにせった) (bikuni setta)
  • 比丘尼宿 (びくにやど) (bikuni yado)
  • 屁負 (へお)比丘尼 (びくに) (heoi bikuni)

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1 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