List: Words coming from Sanskrit
Gairaigo: Words adopted from Sanskrit
- Showing 1 - 10 of 29 words for the list Words coming from Sanskrit. #san
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular noun noun (generic)
- Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular Buddhism noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment)
- noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)
- family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
- dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular noun noun (generic)
- yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular 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)
- ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.), abstinence from taking life
gairaigo Sanskrit origin obscure term noun noun (generic)
- mango
gairaigo Sanskrit origin Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- water offering to Buddha, holy water
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)