Word Meaning

ぼん bon

梵 is read as ぼん (bon) and means Brahma (Hindu creator god).

Meaning

English

  1. Brahma (Hindu creator god)
  2. Sanskrit
  3. Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism)
  4. Brahma

Reading

Kana

ぼん

Romaji

bon

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159794 Priority Z

Example Sentences

9

かれはだいがくでぼんごをまなんでいる。

He studies Sanskrit at university.

このてらにはふるいぼんしょうがある。

There is an old temple bell at this temple.

せんせいはぼんじのかたちをこくばんにかいた。

The teacher wrote the shape of the Sanskrit characters on the blackboard.

としょかんにはぼんぶんのしゃほんがのこっている。

A Sanskrit manuscript copy still remains in the library.

ゆうがたになるとぼんしょうのおとがまちにひろがる。

At dusk, the sound of the temple bell spreads through the town.

かのじょはぼんてんのぞうのまえでしずかにいのった。

She prayed quietly in front of the statue of Brahma.

ほうようでぼんばいがおごそかにとなえられた。

During the memorial service, ritual chants were performed solemnly.

そのけんきゅうしゃはぼんごのはつおんをくわしくしらべた。

The researcher examined Sanskrit pronunciation in detail.

たびのさいごにきいたぼんしょうのおとがこころにのこった。

The sound of the temple bell I heard at the end of the trip stayed with me.