Word Meaning 五門禅

ごもんぜん gomonzen

五門禅 is read as ごもんぜん (gomonzen) and means five approaches to meditation.

Meaning

English

  1. five approaches to meditation
  2. five objects of meditation

Reading

Kana

ごもんぜん

Romaji

gomonzen

Writing Variants

  • 五門禪 ごもんぜん gomonzen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 99813 Priority P

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