Word Meaning 如来

にょらい nyorai

如来 is read as にょらい (nyorai) and means Tathagata.

Meaning

English

  1. Tathagata
  2. perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)

Reading

Kana

にょらい

Romaji

nyorai

Writing Variants

  • 如來 にょらい nyorai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 20176 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

如来蔵

にょらいぞう

tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha)

如来禅

にょらいぜん

Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha

薬師如来

やくしにょらい

Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

大日如来

だいにちにょらい

Vairocana

五智如来

ごちにょらい

five dhyani buddhas

宝生如来

ほうしょうにょらい

Ratnasambhava

多宝如来

たほうにょらい

Prabhutaratna (buddha)

阿弥陀如来

あみだにょらい

Amitabha Tathagata

釈迦如来

しゃかにょらい

Gautama Buddha

阿閦如来

あしゅくにょらい

Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)

如月

きさらぎ

second month of the lunar calendar

如何に

いかに

hey

Example Sentences

1

てらでにょらいぞうをけんがくした。

We viewed the statue of Nyorai at the temple.