森羅万象
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 森 | 羅 | 万 | 象 |
| しん Grade: 1 |
ら Grade: S |
ばん Grade: 2 |
しょう Grade: 5 |
| kan'on | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 森羅萬象 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC srim la mjonH zjangX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, “all-covering forest → everything above ground”) + 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, “ten thousand/myriads of things → everything”).
Pronunciation
Noun
森羅万象 or 森羅万象 or 森羅万象 • (shinra banshō or shinra banzō or shinra manzō) ←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらばんざう (sinrabanzau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?
Proper noun
森羅万象 or 森羅万象 • (Shinra Banshō or Shinra Manzō) ←しんらばんしやう (Sinrabansyau) or しんらまんざう (Sinramanzau)?
- a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet