同行二人

同行二人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	行	二	人
どう Grade: 2	ぎょう Grade: 2	に Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

Literally “two persons on the same journey”. That is, the pilgrim walks alongside 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) どーぎょーに​にん [dòógyóó níꜜnìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːɡʲo̞ː ɲ̟iɲ̟ĩɴ]

Phrase

同(どう)行(ぎょう)二(に)人(にん) • (dōgyō ninin) ^{←どうぎやうににん (dougyauninin)?}

1. (Buddhism) a phrase written on walking sticks, hats, and other implements of pilgrims walking along the 四国巡礼 (Shikoku Junrei, “Shikoku pilgrimage”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN