Word Meaning 念珠

ねんず nenzu

念珠 is read as ねんず (nenzu) and means rosary.

Meaning

English

rosary
string of prayer beads

Reading

Kana

ねんず

Romaji

nenzu

Writing Variants

念珠ねんじゅ nenju

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 125030 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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念珠藻

ねんじゅも

nostoc

念願成就

ねんがんじょうじゅ

attainment of one's most cherished desire

念仏往生

ねんぶつおうじょう

being reborn in the Pure Land through the invocation of the nembutsu

念為

ねんのため

(just) making sure

念仏を唱える

ねんぶつをとなえる

to chant the nembutsu

数珠

ずず

rosary

珠

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

真珠

しんじゅ

pearl

人工真珠

じんこうしんじゅ

artificial pearls

人造真珠

じんぞうしんじゅ

artificial pearls

真円真珠

しんえんしんじゅ

cultured pearls

念頭

ねんとう

(on one's) mind