Word Meaning 止観

しかん shikan

止観 is read as しかん (shikan) and means Zhiguan (Mohe Zhiguan, Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE).

Meaning

English

  1. Zhiguan (Mohe Zhiguan, Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE)
  2. Tendai
  3. calm abiding and clear observation (Tendai meditation)

Reading

Kana

しかん

Romaji

shikan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 94053 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

客観

かくかん

objectivity

外観

がいかん

outward appearance

先入観

せんにゅうかん

preconception

悲観

ひかん

pessimism

主観

しゅかん

one's personal opinion

楽観

らっかん

optimism

人生観

じんせいかん

one's view of life

景観

けいかん

scenery

かん

observation meditation

世界観

せかいかん

setting (for a fictional work)

参観

さんかん

visit