Word Meaning 禅語

ぜんご zengo

禅語 is read as ぜんご (zengo) and means Zen terminology.

Meaning

English

  1. Zen terminology
  2. Zen words

Reading

Kana

ぜんご

Romaji

zengo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 129054 Priority U

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)

標語

ひょうご

motto

熟語

じゅくご

kanji compound

俗語

ぞくご

colloquialism

同義語

どうぎご

synonym

標準語

ひょうじゅんご

standard Japanese

隠語

いんご

secret language