如意宝珠

如意宝珠

See also: 如意寶珠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
如	意	宝	珠
にょ Grade: S	い Grade: 3	ほう Grade: 6	しゅ > じゅ Grade: S
goon		on’yomi	kan’on

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (Cintāmaṇi‎).

From 如 (にょ)意 (い) (nyoi, “as one's wishes”) + 宝 (ほう)珠 (じゅ) (hōju, “gem, jewel”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) にょいほ​ーじゅ [nyòí hóꜜòjù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞i ho̞ːʑɨᵝ]

Proper noun

如意宝珠 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 如意寶珠, hiragana にょいほうじゅ, rōmaji Nyoi Hōju)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) the Cintamani stone, a wish-fulfilling jewel

   Synonyms: 宝珠 (Hōju), 宝珠の玉 (Hōju no Tama), 摩尼 (Mani), 摩尼宝珠 (Mani Hōju)

See also

• 如 (にょ)意 (い)輪 (りん)観 (かん)音 (のん) (Nyoirin Kannon)

References

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