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Definition 2024


觀音

觀音

See also: 观音

Chinese

 
Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold
sound; noise; news
trad. (觀音)
simp. (观音)

Proper noun

觀音

  1. (Buddhism) Guanyin

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (觀音):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgaiji
おん > のん
Grade: 1

Proper noun

觀音 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 観音, hiragana かんのん, romaji Kannon)

  1. Kyūjitai spelling of 観音

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

觀音 (Gwaneum, McCune-Reischauer: Kwanŭm, Yale: Kwan.um) (hangeul 관음)

  1. Hanja form? of 관음, “Guanyin”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Proper noun

觀音 (Quan Âm)

  1. Hán tự form of Quan Âm, “Guanyin