Word Meaning 回向文

えこうもん ekoumon

回向文 is read as えこうもん (ekoumon) and means closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

えこうもん

Romaji

ekoumon

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 50887 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回向

えこう

transfer of merit

自力回向

じりきえこう

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

文字進行方向

もじしんこうほうこう

character path

文字基準方向

もじきじゅんほうこう

character base vector

偏向回路

へんこうかいろ

deflection circuit

回る

まわる

to earn interest

回数

かいすう

number of times

かい

Hui (people)

回答

かいとう

reply

回収

かいしゅう

collection