Word Meaning 禅堂

ぜんどう zendou

禅堂 is read as ぜんどう (zendou) and means zendo (Zen meditation hall).

Meaning

English

  1. zendo (Zen meditation hall)

Reading

Kana

ぜんどう

Romaji

zendou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135990 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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ぜん

Zen (Buddhism)

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

禅宗

ぜんしゅう

Zen (Buddhism)

禅僧

ぜんそう

Zen priest

禅寺

ぜんでら

Zen temple

禅譲

ぜんじょう

abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

聖堂

せいどう

(Confucian) temple

僧堂

そうどう

temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures

大衆食堂

たいしゅうしょくどう

cheap restaurant

大聖堂

だいせいどう

cathedral

司教座聖堂

しきょうざせいどう

cathedral

居間兼食堂

いまけんしょくどう

living room-cum-dining room