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禅 kanji
Zen, silent meditation
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N1 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ゼンセン
Kun readings
しずかゆずる
Variant forms
禪Words with 禅
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N1禅Populardhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
- —座禅Popularzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- —禅寺PopularZen temple
- —禅宗PopularZen (Buddhism)
- —禅僧PopularZen priest
- —禅問答PopularZen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
- —参禅Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
- —禅定dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
- —禅尼Zen nun
- —禅画Zen painting
- —禅学Zen studies; Zen practice
- —禅味the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
- —禅林Zen temple
- —禅門Zen; entering the path of Zen
- —禅家Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
- —禅堂zendo (Zen meditation hall)
- —禅話Zen talk
- —禅譲abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
- —封禅ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual
- —禅師monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court