舎利弗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舎 利 弗
しゃ
Grade: 5 		り
Grade: 4 		ほつ
Hyōgai
on'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
舍利弗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 舍利弗 (MC syaeH lijH pjut), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゃりほつ [shàríꜜhòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠ɾʲiho̞t͡sɨ]

Proper noun

舎(しゃ)利(り)弗(ほつ) • (Sharihotsu) 

  1. (Buddhism) Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha
    Synonyms: 舎利子 (Sharishi), シャーリプトラ (Shāriputora)
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