Word Meaning 阿闍梨

あじゃり ajari

阿闍梨 is read as あじゃり (ajari) and means initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon).

Meaning

English

initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon)
monk who conducts religious services
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils)
high priest

Reading

Kana

あじゃり

Romaji

ajari

Writing Variants

阿闍梨 あざり azari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161246 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

阿梨樹

ありじゅ

tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling

阿闍世コンプレックス

あじゃせこんぷれっくす

Ajase complex (feelings of guilt towards one's mother)

阿呆

あほ

fool

阿弥陀

あみだ

wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

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

阿国歌舞伎

おくにかぶき

Okuni kabuki

阿代

あしろ

Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)

阿世

あせい

timeserving

阿比

あび

red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

阿形

あぎょう

open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")

阿頼耶識

あらやしき

alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)