Word Meaning 百八煩悩

ひゃくはちぼんのう hyakuhachibonnou

百八煩悩 is read as ひゃくはちぼんのう (hyakuhachibonnou) and means the 108 kleshas.

Meaning

English

  1. the 108 kleshas
  2. the 108 afflictions

Reading

Kana

ひゃくはちぼんのう

Romaji

hyakuhachibonnou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo Rank 107990 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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百八の鐘

ひゃくはちのかね

night-watch bell

煩悩

ぼんのう

klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

子煩悩

こぼんのう

adoring parent

百八

ひゃくはち

the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions

百八つ

ひゃくやっつ

108

煩悶懊悩

はんもんおうのう

anguish

煩悩具足

ぼんのうぐそく

possessing worldly desires and passions

煩悩魔

ぼんのうま

demon of ill desires that injures one's body and mind

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

八百万

やおよろず

myriad