Word Meaning 大乗

だいじょう daijou

大乗 is read as だいじょう (daijou) and means large passenger vehicle.

Meaning

English

  1. large passenger vehicle
  2. Mahayana (Buddhism)
  3. the Great Vehicle

Reading

Kana

だいじょう

Romaji

daijou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 小乗 Rank 18977 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大乗り気

おおのりき

good mood

大船に乗る

おおぶねにのる

to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition

大乗的

だいじょうてき

broad

大乗仏教

だいじょうぶっきょう

Mahayana Buddhism

大雪

おおゆき

"major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

大船

おおぶね

large boat

大戦

たいせん

world war

大変

たいへん

major incident

大部分

だいぶぶん

most part

大多数

だいたすう

great majority

大好き

だいすき

liking very much

大声

おおごえ

loud voice

Example Sentences

1

In the Sailendra dynasty, which arose in the eighth century in central Java, Mahayana Buddhism blossomed, and Buddhist temples like Borobudur were built.