Word Meaning 法輪

ほうりん hourin

法輪 is read as ほうりん (hourin) and means the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind).

Meaning

English

  1. the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind)
  2. Buddhist doctrine

Reading

Kana

ほうりん

Romaji

hourin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 61201 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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法輪大法

ふぁるんだーふぁ

Falun Dafa

初転法輪

しょてんぼうりん

setting in motion the wheel of the dharma

転法輪

てんぼうりん

expounding the teachings of Buddha

法輪功

ふぁるんごん

Falun Gong

年輪年代法

ねんりんねんだいほう

dendrochronology

転法輪堂

てんぼうりんどう

Buddhist sermon hall

法的

ほうてき

legal

法律

ほうりつ

law

法令

ほうれい

statute

法則

ほうそく

law

法務省

ほうむしょう

Ministry of Justice

法律事務所

ほうりつじむしょ

law office