精進料理

精進料理

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	進	料	理
しょう Grade: 5	しん > じん Grade: 3	りょう Grade: 4	り Grade: 2
goon

精進料理 (shōjin ryōri): a selection of Buddhist vegetarian dishes in Jiangpu monastery, Jiangsu, China 2006.

Etymology

Compound of 精進 (shōjin, “asceticism; vegetarianism, especially for Buddhist reasons”) +‎ 料理 (ryōri, “cooking; cuisine”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) しょーじんりょ​ーり [shòójíń ryóꜜòrì] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːʑĩn ɾʲo̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

精進料理 (hiragana しょうじんりょうり, rōmaji shōjin ryōri)

1. Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

See also

• 割烹 (かっぽう) (kappō): traditional Japanese cuisine