Word Meaning 比丘尼
びくに
bikuni
比丘尼 is read as びくに (bikuni) and means bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun).
Meaning
English
- bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
- female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
- lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)
- travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)
Reading
Kana
びくに
Romaji
bikuni