本願

本願

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (本願)		本	願
simp. (本愿)		本	愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² jyun⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenyuann
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² jyun⁶
    • Yale: bún yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² yun⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ jyːn²²/

Noun

本願

1. original intention; original wish

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	願
ほん Grade: 1	がん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

本願 (hiragana ほんがん, rōmaji hongan)

1. Amida Buddha's original vow
2. long-awaited desire

Related terms

• 本懐 (ほんかい) (honkai)
• 他力本願 (たりきほんがん) (tarikihongan)