菩提

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(菩提)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, bodhi; perfect knowledge or wisdom; sacred figtree).

Pronunciation


Noun

菩提

  1. (Buddhism) bodhi, the state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana
  2. Short for 菩提樹菩提树 (pútíshù, “bodhi tree”).
  3. Short for 菩提子 (pútízǐ, “bodhi seeds; bodhi beads”).

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
だい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 菩提, a transcription of Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, bodhi; perfect knowledge or wisdom; sacred figtree).

Pronunciation

Noun

菩提 (hiragana ぼだい, rōmaji bodai)

  1. (Buddhism) bodai

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
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