般若 (はんにゃ)prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment; noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)
- prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenmentnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- family crest designed after the Hannya noh masknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expressionnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 般若
- 般Carrier; Carry; AllRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 若Young; If; PerhapsRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 一般いっぱんgeneral; universal
- 一般的いっぱんてきgeneral; popular
- 全般ぜんぱん(the) whole
- 一般にいっぱんにgenerally; in general
- 一般人いっぱんじんordinary person; member of the general public
- 今般こんぱんnow; recently
- 先般せんぱんsome time ago; the other day
- 諸般しょはんvarious; several
- 若手わかてyoung person
- 若者わかものyoung man; young woman
- 若さわかさyouth
- 若干じゃっかんsome; few
- 若返りわかがえりrejuvenation; restoration of youth
- 若年じゃくねんyouth
- 若松わかまつyoung pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
- 若葉わかばnew leaves; young leaves
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