迦陵頻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
迦 陵 頻
か
Jinmeiyō 		りょう
Grade: S 		びん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalaviṅka).

Noun

迦(か)陵(りょう)頻(びん) • (karyōbin) 

  1. (Buddhism) clipping of 迦陵頻伽 (karyōbinga, “fantastic human-faced bird with a beautiful voice”)
  2. (dance) A gagaku piece which 4 or 2 attired as heavenly birds dance to
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