冥想

Chinese

dark; deep
to think; to believe; to suppose
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
 
simp. and trad.
(冥想)
alternative forms 瞑想

Pronunciation


Verb

冥想

  1. to be lost in thought; to be in deep thought; to be in a reverie
    合目冥想  ―  hémù míngxiǎng  ―  to close one's eyes and daydream
    冥想  ―  chén rù le míngxiǎng  ―  to be engrossed in a fantasy, in one's imagination
  2. to meditate

Synonyms

  • (to be lost in thought):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: S
そう
Grade: 3
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
瞑想

Etymology

Coined in the Meiji period.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーそー [mèésóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

(めい)(そう) • (meisōめいさう (meisau)?

  1. meditation, contemplation (thinking)

Verb

(めい)(そう)する • (meisō suruめいさう (meisau)?transitive or intransitive suru (stem (めい)(そう) (meisō shi), past (めい)(そう)した (meisō shita))

  1. to meditate, to contemplate (ruminate)

Conjugation

See also

  • マインドフルネス (maindofurunesu)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

冥想 • (myeongsang) (hangeul 명상)

  1. hanja form? of 명상 (meditation)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Han character

冥想: Hán Nôm readings: minh tưởng

  1. hanja form? of minh tưởng (meditation, contemplation)