Word Meaning 如是我聞

にょぜがもん nyozegamon

如是我聞 is read as にょぜがもん (nyozegamon) and means thus I hear (quote from the sutras).

Meaning

English

thus I hear (quote from the sutras)
these ears have heard

Reading

Kana

にょぜがもん

Romaji

nyozegamon

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 121153 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

如是

にょぜ

("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra)

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ten thusnesses (in Tendai)

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second month of the lunar calendar

如何に

いかに

hey

如何にも

いかにも

absolutely

如実

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ultimate reality

如し

ごとし

如来

にょらい

Tathagata

如何

いかが

questionable

如実知見

にょじつちけん

perceiving reality as it is

如意自在

にょいじざい

freely

如実に物語る

にょじつにものがたる

to give a true account