Word Meaning 須弥山

しゅみせん shumisen

須弥山 is read as しゅみせん (shumisen) and means Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world).

Meaning

English

Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

Reading

Kana

しゅみせん

Romaji

shumisen

Writing Variants

須弥山 すみせん sumisen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 125505 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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須弥壇

しゅみだん

dais for a Buddhist image

弥生山

やよいやま

mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding

須要

しゅよう

absolutely necessary

須佐之男命

すさのおのみこと

Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

須義

すぎ

cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

須佐之男

すさのお

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

富士山

ふじさん

Mount Fuji

沢山

たくさん

enough

比叡山

ひえいざん

Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

霊山

れいざん

sacred mountain

岡山

おかやま

Okayama (city, prefecture)

子沢山

こだくさん

many children