Word Meaning 禅定

ぜんじょう zenjou

禅定 is read as ぜんじょう (zenjou) and means ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō).

Meaning

English

ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō)
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)
mountain top

Reading

Kana

ぜんじょう

Romaji

zenjou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 120016 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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禅

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)

検定

けんてい

hypothesis testing

推定

すいてい

estimation

裁定

さいてい

decision

暫定

ざんてい

provisional

鑑定

かんてい

judgement

勘定

かんじょう

consideration