菩提子

Chinese

bodhi, enlightenment.; bodhi tree seed; bead
trad. (菩提子) 菩提
simp. #(菩提子) 菩提

Pronunciation


Noun

菩提子

  1. (Buddhism) Bodhi-seeds, or beads, the hard seeds of a kind of Himalayan grass, also of a tree at Tiantai, used for rosaries.
  2. (Cantonese) alternative form of 葡提子 (grape)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
だい
Grade: 5

Grade: 1
kan'yōon goon on'yomi

Noun

()(だい)() • (bodaishi

  1. (Buddhism) seed of Ficus religiosa used to make prayer beads

See also

  • 天竺菩提樹(テンジクボダイジュ) (tenjikubodaiju)
  • 数珠(じゅず) (juzu)