真言

See also: 眞言

Chinese

real; true; genuine
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
trad. (真言/眞言) 真/眞 言
simp. (真言) 真 言

Etymology

The religious sense is a translation of Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).

Pronunciation

Noun

真言

  1. true words; truthful words
  2. (religion) incantation

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (真言):
  • → Japanese: 真言(しんごん) (shingon)
  • → Korean: 진언(眞言) (jineon)
  • → Vietnamese: chân ngôn (真言)

Further reading

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真 言
しん
Grade: 3 		ごん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞言 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC tsyin ngjon), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, “mantra”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しんごん [shìńgóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋɡõ̞ɴ]

Noun

真(しん)言(ごん) • (shingon) 

  1. (Buddhism) a mantra, incantation
    Synonyms: 呪 (ju), 神呪 (shinju), マントラ (mantora), 密呪 (mitsuju)
Derived terms
  • 真言(しんごん)師(し) (shingon-shi)
  • 真言(しんごん)宗(しゅう) (Shingon-shū)
  • 真言(しんごん)秘密(ひみつ) (shingon himitsu)
  • 真言(しんごん)陀羅尼(だらに) (shingon-darani)
  • 真言(しんごん)両部(りょうぶ) (shingon ryōbu)
  • 光明(こうみょう)真言(しんごん) (Kōmyō Shingon, “Mantra of Light”)
  • 六(ろく)字(じ)真言(しんごん) (Rokuji-shingon)
See also

Proper noun

真(しん)言(ごん) • (Shingon) 

  1. (Buddhism) short for 真言宗 (Shingon-shū): the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism
Derived terms
  • 真言(しんごん)院(いん) (Shingon-in)
  • 真言(しんごん)止観(しかん) (Shingon-Shikan)
  • 真言(しんごん)七(しち)祖(そ) (Shingon Shichiso)
  • 真言(しんごん)神道(しんとう) (Shingon-shintō)
  • 真言(しんごん)八祖(はっそ) (Shingon Hasso)
  • 真言(しんごん)律宗(りっしゅう) (Shingon-risshū)
  • 真言(しんごん)妙典(みょうてん) (Shingon-myōten)
  • 真言(しんごん)三部(さんぶ)経(きょう) (Shingon Sanbu-kyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真 言
ま
Grade: 3 		こと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞言 (kyūjitai)

Literally "true words".

Proper noun

真(ま)言(こと) • (Makoto) 

  1. a female given name

See also

  • 真(ま)事(こと)問(と)ふ, 真(ま)言(こと)問(と)ふ (makoto-tou)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
真言

Noun

真言

  1. chữ Hán form of chân ngôn (“mantra”)
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