Word Meaning 慈眼

じがん jigan

慈眼 is read as じがん (jigan) and means merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity).

Meaning

English

merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)

Reading

Kana

じがん

Romaji

jigan

Writing Variants

慈眼じげん jigen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 9034 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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慈善

じぜん

charity

慈悲

じひ

rufous hawk-cuckoo

慈愛

じあい

affection (esp. parental)

慈済大学

じさいだいがく

Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan

肉眼

にくがん

naked eye

眼

め

(an) appearance

近眼

ちかめ

nearsightedness

開眼

かいがん

filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture

血眼

ちめ

(doing something in a) frenzy

両眼

りょうがん

both eyes

主眼

しゅがん

main point

老眼

ろうがん

presbyopia