禅 — kanji meaning “Zen”
禅
Zen, silent meditation
- Meanings
- Zen, silent meditation
- On'yomi
- ゼン (zen)、セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi
- しずか、ゆず.る
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1902 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 113
- Chinese reading
- shàn, chán — Chinese character page
Words with 禅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座禅 | ざぜん zazen | zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) |
| 禅宗 | ぜんしゅう zenshuu | Zen (Buddhism) |
| 禅僧 | ぜんそう zensou | Zen priest |
| 禅問答 | ぜんもんどう zenmondou | Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers |
| 禅譲 | ぜんじょう zenjou | abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir) |
| 友禅染 | ゆうぜんぞめ yuuzenzome | type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process |
| 友禅 | ゆうぜん yuuzen | yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process |
| 禅師 | ぜんじ zenji | monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court |
| 禅寺 | ぜんでら zendera | Zen temple |
| 禅定 | ぜんじょう zenjou | dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration) |
| 参禅 | さんぜん sanzen | Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot |
| 禅堂 | ぜんどう zendou | zendo (Zen meditation hall) |
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