法衣

Chinese

law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
 
simp. and trad.
(法衣)

Pronunciation


Noun

法衣

  1. (Buddhism) Buddhist priest's robe
  2. (Taoism) ceremonial garment of a Taoist priest
  3. robe of a judge or judicial officer

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法衣):
  • Japanese: 法衣(ほうい) (hōi); 法衣(ほうえ) (hōe)
  • Korean: 법의(法衣) (beobui)

Further reading

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi goon

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーえ [hóꜜòè] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːe̞]

Noun

(ほう)() • (hōe

  1. (Buddhism) clerical robe

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)() • (hōi

  1. (Buddhism) clerical robe