Japanese symbol for “tara”
多羅菩薩
たらぼさつ
Romaji: tarabosatsu
Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara)
In Japanese, tara is 多羅菩薩, read たらぼさつ (tarabosatsu).
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Meanings
- n Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diverse; various |
| 多少 | たしょう tashou | a little; some; somewhat |
| 多い | おおい ooi | many; numerous; a lot |
| 多大 | ただい tadai | great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
| 羅列 | られつ raretsu | enumeration; citation; listing |
| 菩薩 | ぼさつ bosatsu | bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha |
| 薩長 | さっちょう satchou | Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance) |
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