十悪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 1
あく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
十惡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゅう)(あく) • (jūaku

  1. (Buddhism) the ten evil deeds, consisting of (せっ)(しょう) (sesshō), (ちゅう)(とう) (chūtō), (じゃ)(いん) (jain), (もう)() (mōgo), ()() (kigo), (りょう)(ぜつ) (ryōzetsu), (あっ)() (akku), (どん)(よく) (don'yoku), (しん)() (shin'i), (じゃ)(けん) (jaken)
    Antonym: 十善
  2. (traditional Chinese law) ten abominations, consisting of ()(へん) (muhen, Plotting rebellion), (ぼう)(たい)(ぎゃく) (bōtaigyaku, Plotting great sedition), ()(ほん) (muhon, Plotting treason), (あく)(ぎゃく) (akugyaku, Parricide), ()(どう) (fudō, Depravity), (だい)()(けい) (daifukei, Great irreverence), ()(こう) (fukō, Lack of filial piety), ()(ぼく) (fuboku, Discord), ()() (fugi, Unrighteousness), (ない)(らん) (nairan, Incest)

See also

References

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