真言

See also: 眞言

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (真言)		真	言

Etymology

The religious sense is a translation of Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnyán

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zhēnyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: jān yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

Noun

真言

true words; truthful words
(religion) incantation

Derived terms

真言宗
道德真言

酒後吐真言／酒后吐真言 (jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēnyán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (真言):

→ Japanese: 真 (しん)言 (ごん) (shingon)
→ Korean: 진언 (眞言, jineon)
→ Vietnamese: chân ngôn (真言)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真	言
しん Grade: 3	ごん Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC t͡ɕiɪn ŋɨɐn), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, “mantra”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) しんごん [shìńgóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋɡõ̞ɴ]

Noun

真言 (hiragana しんごん, rōmaji shingon)

(Buddhism) a mantra, incantation
Synonyms: 呪 (ju), 神呪 (shinju), マントラ (mantora), 密呪 (mitsuju)

Derived terms

Derived terms

真 (しん)言 (ごん)師 (し) (shingon-shi)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)宗 (しゅう) (Shingon-shū)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)秘密 (ひみつ) (shingon himitsu)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)陀 (だ)羅 (ら)尼 (に) (shingon-darani)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)両 (りょう)部 (ぶ) (shingon ryōbu)
光 (こう)明 (みょう)真 (しん)言 (ごん) (Kōmyō Shingon, “Mantra of Light”)
六 (ろく)字 (じ)真 (しん)言 (ごん) (Rokuji-shingon)

See also

陀 (だ)羅 (ら)尼 (に) (darani, “dhāraṇī”)

Proper noun

真言 (hiragana しんごん, rōmaji Shingon)

(Buddhism) Short for 真言宗 (Shingon-shū): the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism

Derived terms

Derived terms

真 (しん)言 (ごん)院 (いん) (Shingon-in)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)止 (し)観 (かん) (Shingon-Shikan)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)七 (しち)祖 (そ) (Shingon Shichiso)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)神 (しん)道 (とう) (Shingon-shintō)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)八 (はっ)祖 (そ) (Shingon Hasso)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)律 (りっ)宗 (しゅう) (Shingon-risshū)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)妙 (みょう)典 (てん) (Shingon-myōten)
真 (しん)言 (ごん)三 (さん)部 (ぶ)経 (きょう) (Shingon Sanbu-kyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真	言
ま Grade: 3	こと Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Literally "true words".

Proper noun

真言 (hiragana まこと, rōmaji Makoto)

a female given name

See also

真 (ま)事 (こと)問 (と)ふ, 真 (ま)言 (こと)問 (と)ふ (makoto-tou)

References

1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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