Word Meaning 権現

ごんげん gongen

権現 is read as ごんげん (gongen) and means temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami.

Meaning

English

temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami

Reading

Kana

ごんげん

Romaji

gongen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 化身,権化 Rank 60190 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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権現造

ごんげんづくり

style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway

熊野三所権現

くまのさんしょごんげん

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

熊野権現

ゆやごんげん

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

権力

けんりょく

(political) power

権利

けんり

right

権限

けんげん

power

権

けん

right (to do something)

権利金

けんりきん

key money (esp. on an apartment)

権化

ごんげ

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva)

実現

じつげん

implementation (e.g. of a system)

表現

ひょうげん

representation (of a group)

出現

しゅつげん

appearance