Word Meaning 式叉摩那

しきしゃまな shikishamana

式叉摩那 is read as しきしゃまな (shikishamana) and means probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment).

Meaning

English

probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)

Reading

Kana

しきしゃまな

Romaji

shikishamana

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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まかびるしゃな

Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)

式辞

しきじ

ceremonial address

式典

しきてん

ceremony

式

しき

enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)

式場

しきじょう

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral)

式部

しきぶ

(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

式次第

しきしだい

program of a ceremony (programme)

式を挙げる

しきをあげる

to hold a ceremony

式部省

しきぶしょう

(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies

式日

しきじつ

day of a ceremony or event

旦那

だんな

husband

支那

しな

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