法相

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
法	相
ほう Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ほーしょー [hòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

法相 (hiragana ほうしょう, rōmaji hōshō, historical hiragana はふしやう)

Minister of Justice

Synonyms

法務大臣 (ほうむだいじん) (hōmudaijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
法	相
ほう > ほっ Grade: 4	そう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ほっそー [hòssóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ho̞sːo̞ː]

Noun

法相 (hiragana ほっそう, rōmaji hossō, historical hiragana ほつさう)

(Buddhism) the true reality underlying existence
Hosso sect of Buddhism

Synonyms

(Hosso sect of Buddhism) 法 (ほっ)相 (そう)宗 (しゅう) (hossōshū)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
法	相
ほう Grade: 4	そう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

法相 (hiragana ほうそう, rōmaji hōsō, historical hiragana ほふさう)

Alternative form of 法相 (ほっそう, hossō):
1. (Buddhism) the true reality underlying existence
2. Hosso sect of Buddhism

References

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

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