Word Meaning 十二縁起説

じゅうにえんぎせつ juuniengisetsu

十二縁起説 is read as じゅうにえんぎせつ (juuniengisetsu) and means Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

じゅうにえんぎせつ

Romaji

juuniengisetsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 48173 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

十二因縁

じゅうにいんねん

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

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

アフリカ単一起源説

あふりかたんいつきげんせつ

Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

起源説

きげんせつ

theory of origins

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

十二門

じゅうにもん

the twelve gates of Heian's greater palace