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JLPT N26画 · 6 strokesradical

Zen, meditation

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゼン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Meanings across languages

English
Zen, meditation
Tiếng Việt
Thiền, thiền định
日本語
禅, 座禅

Common compounds

  • 禅僧ぜんそうZen monk
  • 禅宗ぜんしゅうZen sect
  • 坐禅ざぜんsitting meditation
  • 禅意ぜんいZen spirit, Zen perspective

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