Word Meaning 回向偈

えこうげ ekouge

回向偈 is read as えこうげ (ekouge) and means closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead.

Meaning

English

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

Reading

Kana

えこうげ

Romaji

ekouge

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 144678 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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回向

えこう

transfer of merit

回向文

えこうもん

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

自力回向

じりきえこう

attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself

向こうに回して

むこうにまわして

in opposition to

偏向回路

へんこうかいろ

deflection circuit

回る

まわる

to earn interest

回復

かいふく

recovery (from an illness)

回数

かいすう

number of times

回

かい

Hui (people)

回答

かいとう

回収

かいしゅう

collection

回転

かいてん

slalom