禅

Kanji

Zen, silent meditation

JLPT N1

Grade 8

Joyo Kanji

Kanken Pre-2

Readings

on'yomi

ゼン

zen
セン

sen

kun'yomi

しずか

shizuka
ゆず.る

yuzuru

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禅ぜん

zen

1. dhyana (profound meditation)
2. Zen (Buddhism)

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禅
禅寺ぜんでら

zendera

1. Zen temple

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Noun

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禅寺
座禅ざぜん

zazen

1. zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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座禅
禅宗ぜんしゅう

zenshū

1. Zen (Buddhism)

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禅宗
禅僧ぜんそう

zensō

1. Zen priest

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Noun

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禅僧
禅師ぜんじ

zenji

1. monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

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禅師
禅譲ぜんじょう

zenjō

1. abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)
2. smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)

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禅譲
禅林ぜんりん

zenrin

1. Zen temple

Noun

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禅林
京きょう友禅ゆうぜん

kyō yūzen

1. Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk

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京友禅
禅尼ぜんに

zenni

1. Zen nun

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禅尼

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