本願

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (本願)		本	願
simp. (本愿)		本	愿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² jyun⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-yüan⁴
  - Yale: běn-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenyuann
  - Palladius: бэньюань (bɛnʹjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² jyun⁶
  - Yale: bún yuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² jyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² yun⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ jyːn²²/

Noun

本願

original intention; original wish

Synonyms

初心 (chūxīn)
初意 (chūyì) (literary)
初衷 (chūzhōng)
初願 / 初愿 (chūyuàn)
宿心 (sùxīn) (literary)
本心 (běnxīn)
本志 (běnzhì) (literary)
本意 (běnyì)
素心 (sùxīn) (literary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	願
ほん Grade: 1	がん Grade: 4
on'yomi	kan'yōon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんがん [hòńgáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) ほんがん [hóꜜǹgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [hõ̞ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)願(がん) • (hongan) ^{←ほんぐわん (fongwan)^?}

Amida Buddha's original vow
long-awaited desire

Derived terms

本(ほん)願(がん)往(おう)生(じょう) (hongan ōjō)
他(た)力(りき)本(ほん)願(がん) (tariki hongan)

Related terms

本(ほん)懐(かい) (honkai)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
本	願

Noun

本願 • (bonwon) (hangeul 본원)

hanja form^? of 본원