ご
護
ま
摩

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. homa, Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ご
護
ま
摩
 護摩 ごま

Contained Kanji Breakdown

safeguard, protect
ゴ　まも.る　もり (5th, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to measure, to calculate
ワク　キャク　カク
grass used for making mats, Huanpu, place famous for robbers
カン　スイ　おぎ
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
chafe, rub, polish
マ　ま.する　さす.る (9th, N1)
hemp, flax, numb
あさ　マ　あ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)