Word Meaning 十二因縁

じゅうにいんねん juuniinnen

十二因縁 is read as じゅうにいんねん (juuniinnen) and means the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering).

Meaning

English

  1. the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)

Reading

Kana

じゅうにいんねん

Romaji

juuniinnen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 59454 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

十二縁起説

じゅうにえんぎせつ

Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda)

十二指腸

じゅうにしちょう

duodenum

十二宮

じゅうにきゅう

constellations of the zodiac

十二イマーム派

じゅうにいまーむは

Twelver Shiism (branch of Shia Islam)

十二指腸提筋

じゅうにしちょうていきん

suspensory muscle of the duodenum

十二指腸虫

じゅうにしちょうちゅう

hookworm

因縁

いんえん

hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

因果因縁

いんがいんねん

cause and effect

悪因縁

あくいんねん

evil destiny

十二月

じゅうにがつ

December

十二

じゅうに

queen

十二分

じゅうにぶん

more than enough