List: Words coming from Sanskrit
Gairaigo: Words adopted from Sanskrit
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular noun noun (generic)
- Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular noun noun (generic)
- yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) familiar language Buddhism
- master (of a house, shop, etc.)
- husband
- sir, boss, master, governor
- patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
- alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) adverb Buddhism
- moment, instant
- kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
gairaigo Sanskrit origin Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- water offering to Buddha, holy water
gairaigo Sanskrit origin usually written using kana alone Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- a-bi-ra-un-ken (mantra directed to Vairocana)
gairaigo Sanskrit origin Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)
gairaigo Sanskrit origin Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
gairaigo Sanskrit origin noun noun (generic)
- probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)
gairaigo Sanskrit origin noun noun (generic)
- vowel (in the Siddham script)