Word Meaning 伽耶

かや kaya

伽耶 is read as かや (kaya) and means Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy).

Meaning

English

  1. Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy)
  2. Karak

Reading

Kana

かや

Romaji

kaya

Writing Variants

  • 伽倻 かや kaya
  • 加耶 かや kaya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 138636 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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伽耶琴

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gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)

伽藍

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temple building

有耶無耶

うやむや

indefinite

三摩耶

さまや

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

三摩耶形

さまやぎょう

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

三摩耶戒

さんまやかい

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

阿頼耶識

あらやしき

alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)