Word Meaning 念珠

ねんじゅ nenju

念珠 is read as ねんじゅ (nenju) and means rosary.

Meaning

English

rosary
string of prayer beads

Reading

Kana

ねんじゅ

Romaji

nenju

Writing Variants

念珠ねんず nenzu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 126454 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

念仏を唱える

ねんぶつをとなえる

to chant the nembutsu

数珠

じゅず

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

模造真珠

もぞうしんじゅ

imitation pearl

連珠

れんじゅ

variant of gobang (game)