noun

Buddhist term.
  1. samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation).

noun used as a suffix

Usu. ざんまい.
  1. being immersed in, being absorbed in, indulging in, doing to one's heart's content.
  2. prone to, apt to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
三昧 さんまい
三昧 ざんまい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
dark, foolish
マイ バイ くら.い (11th)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)