業果
See also: 业果
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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業 | 果 |
ごう Grade: 3 |
か Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
/ɡapukwa/ → /ɡafukwa/ → /ɡawukwa/ → /ɡaukwa/ → /ɡɔːkwa/ → /ɡoːkwa/ → /ɡoːka/
From Middle Chinese compound 業果 (MC ŋɨɐp̚ kuɑX, literally “karmic fruit, karmic result”). Compare modern Mandarin 業果.
Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods.
Noun
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