Word Meaning 南無三宝

なむさんぼう namusambou

南無三宝 is read as なむさんぼう (namusambou) and means Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha).

Meaning

English

  1. Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)
  2. oh no!
  3. good heavens!
  4. oops

Reading

Kana

なむさんぼう

Romaji

namusambou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo Rank 74551 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

南無

なむ

amen

南三角座

みなみのさんかくざ

Triangulum Australe (constellation)

三宝

さんぼう

the Three Jewels

三輪宝

さんりんぼう

unlucky day for starting construction of a house (which would result in a fire that spreads to three adjacent houses)

南無妙法蓮華経

なむみょうほうれんげきょう

Glory to the Sutra

無二無三

むにむざん

one and only

三宝荒神

さんぼうこうじん

guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)

三無主義

さんむしゅぎ

the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility

三重宝冠

さんじゅうほうかん

(papal) triple tiara

三宝柑

さんぼうかん

sanbokan sour orange (Citrus sulcata)

南極

なんきょく

South Pole

南氷洋

なんひょうよう

Antarctic Ocean