Moto 禅: Zen; Silent MeditationKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゼン、セン
- Kun'yomi
- しずか、ゆず(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 48 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゼン・セン)
- 禅ぜんdhyana (profound meditation)
- 禅寺ぜんでらZen temple
- 友禅染めゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
- 座禅ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- 禅僧ぜんそうZen priest
- 禅問答ぜんもんどうZen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
- 禅宗ぜんしゅうZen (Buddhism)
- 禅譲ぜんじょうabdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)
- 五門禅ごもんぜんfive approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
- 京友禅きょうゆうぜんKyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
- 参禅さんぜんZen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
- 友禅ゆうぜんtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
- 友禅染ゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
- 友禅菊ゆうぜんぎくTartarian aster (Aster Novi-Belgii)
- 吹禅すいぜんZen blowing meditation (performed with shakuhachi)
- 坐禅ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- 如来禅にょらいぜんZen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha
- 封禅ほうぜんancient Chinese sacrificial ritual
- 座禅草ざぜんそうeastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
- 生禅なまぜんself-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism
- 祖師禅そしぜんZen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma
- 禅刹ぜんさつZen temple
- 禅味ぜんみthe flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen
- 禅坊主ぜんぼうずZen monk
- 禅堂ぜんどうzendo (Zen meditation hall)
- 禅学ぜんがくZen studies; Zen practice
- 禅宗様ぜんしゅうようtraditional Zen-style architecture
- 禅定ぜんじょうdhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)
- 禅室ぜんしつroom for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices
- 禅家ぜんけZen; Zen temple
- 禅尼ぜんにZen nun
- 禅師ぜんじmonk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
- 禅智ぜんちwisdom obtained from meditation
- 禅林ぜんりんZen temple
- 禅浄ぜんじょうZen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism
- 禅画ぜんがZen painting
- 禅知ぜんちwisdom obtained from meditation
- 禅話ぜんわZen talk
- 禅語ぜんごZen terminology; Zen words
- 禅道ぜんどうZen ascetic practices; Zen meditation
- 禅那ぜんなdhyana (profound meditation)
- 禅門ぜんもんZen; entering the path of Zen
- 禅院ぜんいんZen temple
- 筆禅道ひつぜんどうArt of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)
- 野狐禅やこぜんself-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism
Other readings
- 曹洞禅そうとうぜんSoto Zen
- 禅法ぜんぽうmethod of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration; meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism
- 蝦夷禅庭花えぞぜんていかday lily (Hemerocallis dumortieri); orange-yellow day lily
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