Word Meaning 法華経

ほけきょう hokekyou

法華経 is read as ほけきょう (hokekyou) and means Lotus Sutra.

Meaning

English

  1. Lotus Sutra

Reading

Kana

ほけきょう

Romaji

hokekyou

Writing Variants

  • 法華経 ほっけきょう hokkekyou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 8453 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

南無妙法蓮華経

なむみょうほうれんげきょう

Glory to the Sutra

妙法蓮華経

みょうほうれんげきょう

Lotus Sutra

法句経

ほっくぎょう

Dhammapada

法華八講

ほっけはっこう

Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

法華

ほけ

Lotus Sutra

法華神道

ほっけしんとう

Hokke Shinto (Shinto doctrines based on Nichiren Buddhism)

法華宗

ほっけしゅう

Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren)

華厳経

けごんぎょう

Avatamska sutra

皇室経済法

こうしつけいざいほう

Imperial Household Finance Act

法廷

ほうてい

court (of law)

法案

ほうあん

bill (law)

法曹界

ほうそうかい

legal circles