Word Meaning 三昧

さんまい sammai

三昧 is read as さんまい (sammai) and means samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation).

Meaning

English

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
prone to
apt to
being immersed in
being absorbed in
indulging in
doing to one's heart's content

Reading

Kana

さんまい

Romaji

sammai

Writing Variants

三昧ざんまい zammai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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三昧耶曼荼羅

さんまやまんだら

samya mandala (in Shingon)

一行三昧

いちぎょうざんまい

complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer)

自由三昧

じゆうざんまい

free

放蕩三昧

ほうとうざんまい

being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures

悪行三昧

あくぎょうざんまい

committing every evil

読書三昧

どくしょざんまい

being absorbed in reading

風流三昧

ふうりゅうざんまい

taking delight in elegant pursuits

念仏三昧

ねんぶつざんまい

being deep in prayer

遊蕩三昧

ゆうとうざんまい

being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures

戯作三昧

げさくざんまい

Absorbed in Letters (novel by Akutagawa)

刃物三昧

はものざんまい

swinging a knife around

贅沢三昧

ぜいたくざんまい

indulging in every possible luxury

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三昧 Zanmai