弥勒

See also: 彌勒

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 弥勒 – see 彌勒 (“Maitreya; Mile”).
(This term, 弥勒, is the simplified form of 彌勒.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弥 勒
み
Grade: S		 ろく
Hyōgaiji
goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

弥勒 (hiragana みろく, rōmaji Miroku)

  1. (Buddhism) Maitreya
  2. (Buddhism) Maitreya-nātha
  3. a city in Yunnan Province, China

Derived terms
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