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
- going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
- religious mendicancy
- asking for alms
- monk's begging
Reading
Kana
たくはつ
Romaji
takuhatsu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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2僧侶たちは街で托鉢を行っている。
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.
禅僧は新宿駅のあたりで托鉢しています。
Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.