What does kanji 毘 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 毘 is assist.

How is kanji 毘 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 毘 are たす.ける; the onyomi readings are ヒ, ビ.

What words use kanji 毘?

Example words that use kanji 毘 include 毘沙門天, 毘廬舎那仏, 毘盧遮那, 阿毘達磨.

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毘

Meaning

Kanji 毘

assist

assist, help

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たす.ける
Onyomi 音読み: ヒビ
Nanori 名乗り: すけてるともひでまさやす

Variant: 毗 (Legal Form) , 𣬈 (Itaiji) , 𣬉 (Itaiji)

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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Showing 9 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

毘沙門天

びしゃもんてん

Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)

毘廬舎那仏

びるしゃなぶつ

Vairocana-Buddha

毘盧遮那

びるしゃな

Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)

阿毘達磨

あびだつま

abhidharma

阿毘達磨倶舍論

あびだつまくしゃろん

Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise

阿毘羅吽欠

あびらうんきゃん

mantra directed to Mahavairocana

大毘盧遮那経

だいびるしゃなきょう

Mahavairocana Sutra

大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経

だいびるしゃなじょうぶつじんべんかじきょう

Mahavairocana Sutra

摩訶毘盧遮那

まかびるしゃな

Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)

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5 reference sentences

毘沙門天は北方を守る神です。

Bishamonten is the god who protects the north.

彼は旗に「毘」の文字を掲げた。

He raised the character 'Bi' on his banner.

その寺の毘沙門天像は有名だ。

The statue of Bishamonten in that temple is famous.

謙信は毘沙門天を深く信仰していた。

Kenshin was a deep believer in Bishamonten.

毘には「助ける」という語義がある。

The character 'Bi' has the lexical meaning of 'to help'.

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