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禅

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • Zen
  • silent meditation

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゼン
  • セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • しずか
  • ゆず.る
Strokes
13
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1670
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
示#113 · spirit

Components

Common Words

  • 禅ぜんNoun
    dhyana (profound meditation)
  • 座禅ざぜんNoun
    zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
  • 禅寺ぜんでらNoun
    Zen temple
  • 禅宗ぜんしゅうNoun
    Zen (Buddhism)
  • 友禅染めゆうぜんぞめNoun
    type of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process
  • 禅僧ぜんそうNoun
    Zen priest
  • 禅譲ぜんじょうNoun
    abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)
  • 禅問答ぜんもんどうNoun
    Zen dialogue, Zen questions and answers

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