観音菩薩

See also: 觀音菩薩 and 观音菩萨

Japanese
Kannon, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.
Kanji in this term
観 音 菩 薩
かん
Grade: 4		 おん > のん
Grade: 1		 ぼ
Jinmeiyō		 さつ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

観音 +‎ 菩薩: The bodhisattva of Avalokiteśvara".

Proper noun

観音菩薩 (hiragana かんのんぼさつ, rōmaji Kannonbosatsu)

  1. (mythology, Buddhism) Kannon Bosatsu; the Japanese name for Guanyin, the goddess and bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.

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