Word Meaning 阿修羅

あすら asura

阿修羅 is read as あすら (asura) and means Asura.

Meaning

English

Asura
demigod
anti-god
titan
demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology

Reading

Kana

あすら

Romaji

asura

Writing Variants

阿修羅 あしゅら ashura

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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阿修羅道

あしゅらどう

Asura realm

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type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events

阿羅漢

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arhat

修羅

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sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.)

阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

阿毘羅吽欠

あびらうんきゃん

mantra directed to Mahavairocana

修羅場

しゅらば

crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

修羅場る

しゅらばる

to (have a situation) descend to mayhem

修羅道

しゅらどう

Asura realm

修羅の巷

しゅらのちまた

scene of carnage

阿南工業高等専門学校

あなんこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう

Anan National College of Technology

阿付迎合

あふげいごう

ingratiation

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阿修羅ちゃん Ashura-chan