禅 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「礻」
道準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「礻」
- On
- ゼン・セン
- Kun
- しずか・ゆず.る
- Meaning
- Zen; silent meditation
Origin
An altar plus a phonetic element: to sacrifice to heaven, to abdicate; later used to transcribe Sanskrit dhyana — seated meditation.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゼン | 禅宗・禅寺・座禅 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 禅宗ぜんしゅう
the Zen sect
- 座禅ざぜん
seated meditation
Example
寺で座禅を組んで心を静めた。
I sat in meditation at the temple and calmed my mind.
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