Word Meaning 禅道

ぜんどう zendou

禅道 is read as ぜんどう (zendou) and means Zen ascetic practices.

Meaning

English

  1. Zen ascetic practices
  2. Zen meditation
  3. Zen teachings
  4. Zen

Reading

Kana

ぜんどう

Romaji

zendou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 125954 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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筆禅道

ひつぜんどう

Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)

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)

街道

かいどう

subdistrict (in China)

軌道

きどう

railroad track

剣道

けんどう

kendo

筋道

すじみち

reason

華道

かどう

flower arrangement