達磨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 達磨 – see 達摩.
(This term, 達磨, is a variant form of 達摩.)

Japanese

達磨 (daruma): a daruma doll.
Kanji in this term
達 磨
だる
Grade: 4		 ま
Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “law; morality; code”), either via Middle Chinese 達磨 (MC dɑt̚ muɑ) as a transliteration of the Sanskrit,[1] or as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma), in turn from Middle Chinese 菩提達磨 (MC buo dei dɑt̚ muɑ) as a transliteration from Sanskrit.[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

達磨 (hiragana だるま, rōmaji daruma)

  1. a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism

Derived terms

Proper noun

達磨 (hiragana だるま, rōmaji Daruma)

  1. Dharma, clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, “Bodhidharma”)

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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