地蔵
See also: 地藏
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 地 | 蔵 |
| じ Grade: 2 |
ぞう Grade: 6 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 地藏 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
/dizau/ → /d͡ʑizɔː/ → /d͡ʑizoː/
Calque of Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ (Kṣitigarbha, literally “earth womb”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (Buddhism) short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld
Derived terms
- 地蔵会 (Jizō-e)
- 地蔵顔 (jizōgao)
- 地蔵頭 (Jizō-gashira)
- 地蔵講 (Jizō-kō)
- 地蔵尊 (Jizōson)
- 地蔵盆 (Jizōbon)
Proverbs
- 地蔵と閻魔は一 (Jizō to Enma wa itsu)
- 地蔵の顔も三度 (Jizō no kao mo sando)
- 地獄の地蔵 (jigoku no Jizō)
References
- ^ “地蔵菩薩”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “地蔵”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “地蔵菩薩”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014