ぜん
禅
しゅう
宗

noun

  1. Zen (Buddhism).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
禅
しゅう
宗
 禅宗 ぜんしゅう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Zen, silent meditation
ゼン　しずか　ゆず.る (9th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
religion, sect, denomination
ソウ　シュウ　むな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)