じょ

noun

  1. Buddhist term.pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise.
  2. Pure Land Buddhism. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
浄土 じょうど

Contained Kanji Breakdown

clean, purify, cleanse
ジョウ セイ きよ.める (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)