菩提樹

Chinese

bodhi, enlightenment.; bodhi tree tree
trad. (菩提樹) 菩提
simp. (菩提树) 菩提

Pronunciation


Noun

菩提樹

  1. sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
  2. (Buddhism) bodhi tree (the specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
だい
Grade: 5
じゅ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いじゅ [bòdáꜜìjù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞da̠iʑɨ]

Noun

()(だい)(じゅ) or 菩提樹(ボダイジュ) • (bodaiju

  1. synonym of 印度菩提樹 (Indo bodaiju, bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa))
  2. Tilia miqueliana, a species of linden

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

菩提樹 • (borisu) (hangeul 보리수)

  1. hanja form? of 보리수 (bodhi tree)