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偈 Kanji meaning "verse in praise of Buddha, fast, healthy"

Jiten frequency #4421Kanken Level 1TMW Immortal Idol11 strokes

Meanings

verse in praise of Buddha, fast, healthy, rest

On'yomi

ゲケツケイ

Kun'yomi

いこ.う

Composed of

亻radical number 9radical
曷why

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

偈(げ)gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)#116200開(かい)経(きょう)偈(げ)opening chant of a sutra#325236雪(せっ)山(せん)偈(げ)Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)#463992七(しち)仏(ぶつ)通(つう)戒(かい)偈(げ)Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas#463992回(え)向(こう)偈(げ)closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead#463992

Most common words using this kanji

偈(げ)gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)#116200開(かい)経(きょう)偈(げ)opening chant of a sutra#325236回(え)向(こう)偈(げ)closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead#463992七(しち)仏(ぶつ)通(つう)戒(かい)偈(げ)Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas#463992雪(せっ)山(せん)偈(げ)Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)#463992
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