げん

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
五眼 ごげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)
eyeball
め ガン まなこ (5th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant