Word Meaning 禅尼

Listen to 禅

禅

ぜん

Zen (Buddhism)

Listen to 禅問答

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

Listen to 禅宗

禅宗

ぜんしゅう

Zen (Buddhism)

Listen to 禅僧

禅僧

ぜんそう

Zen priest

Listen to 禅寺

禅寺

ぜんでら

Zen temple

Listen to 禅譲

禅譲

ぜんじょう

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

Listen to 尼

尼

あま

Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)

Listen to 修道尼

修道尼

しゅうどうに

nun

Listen to 科負い比丘尼

科負い比丘尼

とがおいびくに

female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts

Listen to 座禅

座禅

ざぜん

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

Listen to 尼僧

尼僧

にそう

Buddhist nun

Listen to 友禅染め

友禅染め

ゆうぜんぞめ

type of dyeing method or pattern