薩 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- サツ・サチ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- bodhisattva (transliteration)
Origin
A character used to transcribe Sanskrit sounds; in one compound it names the bodhisattva. Also used in place names.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 菩薩ぼさつ
bodhisattva
- 薩摩さつま
Satsuma (old province)
Example
寺に菩薩の像が安置されている。
A statue of a bodhisattva is enshrined at the temple.
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