森羅万象

森羅万象

See also: 森羅萬象 and 森罗万象

Japanese

Kanji in this term
森	羅	万	象
しん Grade: 1	ら Grade: S	ばん Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
森羅萬象 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC ʃˠiɪm lɑ mʉɐn^H zɨɐŋ^X), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, “all-covering forest → everything above ground”) +‎ 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, “ten thousand/myriads of things → everything”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) し​んらばんしょー [shíꜜǹrà bàǹshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnɾa̠ bã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) • (shinra banshō) ^{←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau)?} (kyūjitai 森羅萬象)
(alternative reading hiragana しんらばんぞう, rōmaji shinra banzō, historical hiragana しんらばんざう)
(alternative reading hiragana しんらまんぞう, rōmaji shinra manzō, historical hiragana しんらまんざう)

1. (idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe

Proper noun

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) • (Shinra Banshō) ^{←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau)?} (kyūjitai 森羅萬象)
(alternative reading hiragana しんらまんぞう, rōmaji Shinra Manzō, historical hiragana しんらまんざう)

1. a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet

References

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