Word Meaning 貪瞋痴

とんじんち tonjinchi

貪瞋痴 is read as とんじんち (tonjinchi) and means the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion).

Meaning

English

  1. the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)

Reading

Kana

とんじんち

Romaji

tonjinchi

Writing Variants

  • 貪瞋癡 とんじんち tonjinchi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 160456 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貪欲

たんよく

greedy

貪る

むさぼる

to eat greedily

貪官汚吏

たんかんおり

corrupt government official

貪食細胞

どんしょくさいぼう

phagocyte

貪食

どんしょく

voracity

貪り食う

むさぼりくう

to eat greedily

貪り食らう

むさぼりくらう

to devour greedily

貪欲法

どんよくほう

greedy algorithm

愚痴

ぐち

moha (ignorance, folly)

白痴

はくち

idiot

音痴

おんち

having no sense of (e.g. direction)

方向音痴

ほうこうおんち

(person with) no sense of direction