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無常

無常

See also: 无常

Chinese

 
-less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-
 
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
trad. (無常)
simp. (无常)

Adjective

無常

  1. sporadic; irregular; inconsistent

Noun

無常

  1. enchanted spirit
  2. messenger of death
  3. (Buddhism) impermanence

Verb

無常

  1. (euphemistic) to die; to pass away

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
じょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

無常 (-na inflection, hiragana むじょう, romaji mujō)

  1. transient, impermanent, mutable

Inflection

Noun

無常 (hiragana むじょう, romaji mujō)

  1. transience

Related terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.