Word Meaning 托鉢

たくはつ takuhatsu

托鉢 is read as たくはつ (takuhatsu) and means going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple).

Meaning

English

  1. going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
  2. religious mendicancy
  3. asking for alms
  4. monk's begging

Reading

Kana

たくはつ

Romaji

takuhatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

托鉢修道会

たくはつしゅうどうかい

mendicant orders

托鉢僧

たくはつそう

mendicant priest

はち

flowerpot

植木鉢

うえきばち

flowerpot

火鉢

ひばち

brazier

小鉢

こばち

small bowl

手水鉢

ちょうずばち

washbasin

長火鉢

ながひばち

oblong brazier

金鉢

かなばち

iron helmet

鉢巻き

はちまき

headband

鉢植え

はちうえ

potted plant

鉢合わせ

はちあわせ

bumping of heads

Example Sentences

2

そうりょたちはまちでたくはつをおこなっている。

The monks are performing ritual mendicancy in the city.

Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.