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

  1. samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
  2. prone to
  3. apt to
  4. being immersed in
  5. being absorbed in
  6. indulging in
  7. 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

Kanken 2級 Rank 9077 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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三昧耶

さんまや

equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)

三昧耶形

さんまやぎょう

object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life

三昧耶戒

さんまやかい

precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

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