苾蒭

苾蒭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
苾	蒭
びち > びっ Hyōgaiji	しゅ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu).[1]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • IPA^(key): [bʲiɕːɯ̟ᵝ]

Alternative forms

• 苾芻

Noun

苾蒭 (hiragana びっしゅ, rōmaji bisshu)

1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu

Synonyms

• 比 (び)丘 (く) (biku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
苾	蒭
ひつ > ひっ Hyōgaiji	すう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Re-reading, using the kan'on of 苾 and the kan'yōon of 蒭.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [çisːɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

苾蒭 (hiragana ひっすう, rōmaji hissū)

1. (Buddhism) bhikkhu

References

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