錫杖

See also: 锡杖

Chinese

tin cane, walking stick
trad. (錫杖)
simp. (锡杖)

Pronunciation


Noun

錫杖

  1. (Buddhism) Buddhist abbot's staff

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (錫杖):
  • Japanese: 錫杖(しゃくじょう) (shakujō)
  • Korean: 석장(錫杖) (seokjang)
  • Vietnamese: tích trượng (錫杖)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Jinmeiyō
じょう
Jinmeiyō
goon

Etymology

Compound of (shaku, tin, stannum) +‎ (, staff).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゃく)(じょう) • (shakujōしやくぢやう (syakudyau)? (counter )

  1. (Buddhism, weaponry) A khakkhara; Buddhist monk's "sounding staff".

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

錫杖 • (seokjang) (hangeul 석장)

  1. hanja form? of 석장 (khakkhara)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

錫杖

  1. chữ Hán form of tích trượng (khakkhara)