欲界
Chinese
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish | boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) | ||
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trad. (欲界/慾界) | 欲/慾 | 界 | |
simp. (欲界) | 欲 | 界 |
Pronunciation
Noun
欲界
- (Buddhism) desire realm; kāmadhātu
Coordinate terms
- 色界 (sèjiè)
- 無色界/无色界 (wúsèjiè)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (欲界):
- → Japanese: 欲界 (yokkai); 欲界 (yokukai)
- → Korean: 욕계 (欲界, yokgye)
- → Vietnamese: dục giới (欲界)