地蔵

Japanese

地蔵 (Jizō): bodhisattva statue at Mibudera temple in Japan, depicted with children and bibs.

Kanji in this term
地	蔵
じ Grade: 2	ぞう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Short for 地 (じ)蔵 (ぞう)菩薩 (ぼさつ) (Jizō Bosatsu), itself a calque of Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ बोधिसत्त्व (Kṣitigarbha bodhisattva).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じぞー [jìzóó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
- (Tokyo) じぞー [jìzóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑizo̞ː]

Proper noun

地蔵 (hiragana じぞう, rōmaji Jizō, historical hiragana ぢざう)

Kṣitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld.

References

↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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