めん
面
ぺき
壁
く
九
ねん
年

noun

Buddhist term. Messages.yoji.
  1. facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
めん
面
ぺき
壁
く
九
ねん
年
 面壁九年 めんぺきくねん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mask, face, features
メン　おも　つら (3rd, N3)
wall, lining (stomach), fence
かべ　ヘキ (7th, N1)
false, punish, crime
ヘキ　ヒ　きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い　シン　から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)