業火

See also: 业火

Chinese

business; occupation; study
 
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (業火) 業 火
simp. (业火) 业 火

Pronunciation

Noun

業火

  1. (Buddhism) hellfire

Japanese

Kanji in this term
業 火
ごう
Grade: 3		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods.

From Middle Chinese compound 業火 (MC ŋɨɐp̚ huɑX, “lit. karmic fire”). Compare modern Mandarin 業火／业火.

Pronunciation

Noun

業火 (hiragana ごうか, rōmaji gōka, historical hiragana がふくわ)

  1. (Buddhism) hellfire

Antonyms

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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