Word Meaning 只管打坐

しかんたざ shikantaza

只管打坐 is read as しかんたざ (shikantaza) and means shikantaza.

Meaning

English

  1. shikantaza
  2. meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object

Reading

Kana

しかんたざ

Romaji

shikantaza

Writing Variants

  • 只管打座 しかんたざ shikantaza
  • 祗管打坐 しかんたざ shikantaza

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 156213 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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ただ

free of charge

只今

ただいま

just now

かん

pipe

打合せ

うちあわせ

making something match exactly

打破

たは

breaking down

管理

かんり

control

打撃

だげき

batting

保管

ほかん

charge

打つ

うつ

to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)

血管

けっかん

blood vessel