劫火

Japanese

Kanji in this term
劫	火
ごう Jinmeiyō	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
劫	火
こう Jinmeiyō	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごーか [góꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ːka̠]

(Tokyo) こーか [kóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠]

Noun

劫(ごう)火(か) • (gōka) ^{←ごふくわ (gofukwa)^?} (alternative reading hiragana こうか, rōmaji kōka, historical hiragana こふくわ)

(Buddhism) fire that destroys the world

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN