Word Meaning 折伏

しゃくぶく shakubuku

折伏 is read as しゃくぶく (shakubuku) and means preaching down.

Meaning

English

  1. preaching down
  2. breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)

Reading

Kana

しゃくぶく

Romaji

shakubuku

Writing Variants

  • 折伏 じゃくぶく jakubuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 摂受 Rank 135751 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

折衷

せっちゅう

compromise

折衝

せっしょう

negotiation

折中案

せっちゅうあん

compromise proposal

折曲厳禁

おりまげげんきん

do not fold

折衷主義

せっちゅうしゅぎ

eclecticism

降伏

こうふく

yield

潜伏

せんぷく

concealment

起伏

きふく

undulation

山伏

やまぶし

itinerant Buddhist monk

無条件降伏

むじょうけんこうふく

unconditional surrender

調伏

じょうぶく

exorcism

平伏

へいふく

falling prostrate