Word Meaning 真言

しんごん shingon

真言 is read as しんごん (shingon) and means Shingon sect.

Meaning

English

Shingon sect
mantra

Reading

Kana

しんごん

Romaji

shingon

Writing Variants

眞言しんごん shingon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 92732 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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真言宗

しんごんしゅう

Shingon sect

真言神道

しんごんしんとう

Shingon Shinto

光明真言

こうみょうしんごん

Mantra of Light

新義真言宗

しんぎしんごんしゅう

Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)

古義真言宗

こぎしんごんしゅう

Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)

真心

まごころ

sincerity

真ん中

まんなか

middle

真意

しんい

real intention

真理

しんり

truth

真っ先

まっさき

the head

真っ赤

まっか

bright red

真っ白

まっしろ

blank (e.g. mind, paper)

Example Sentences

その寺は真言宗で有名だ。

そのてらはしんごんしゅうでゆうめいだ。

That temple is famous for the Shingon Buddhist sect.

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