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禪 Kanji meaning "Zen Buddhism, silent meditation"

Jiten frequency #4177Jinmeiyou (variant)Kanken Level 1 / 準1TMW TMW Owner17 strokes

Meanings

Zen Buddhism, silent meditation

On'yomi

ゼンセン

Kun'yomi

しずかゆず.る

Composed of

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Reading usage

禪(ぜん)dhyana (profound meditation)#149351禪院(ぜんいん)Zen'in#179586五(ご)門(もん)禪(ぜん)five approaches to meditation#468561劉禪(りゅうぜん)Liu Shan (207-271; emperor of Shu Han 223-263)#468561禪(ぜん)Zen#468561覺禪(かくぜん)Kakuzen#468561

Most common words using this kanji

禪(ぜん)dhyana (profound meditation)#149351禪院(ぜんいん)Zen'in#179586大日禪寺(だいにちだんじ)Dainichidanji#468561禪(ぜん)Zen#468561覺禪(かくぜん)Kakuzen#468561五(ご)門(もん)禪(ぜん)five approaches to meditation#468561劉禪(りゅうぜん)Liu Shan (207-271; emperor of Shu Han 223-263)#468561
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