地蔵

See also: 地藏

Japanese
Kanji in this term
地 蔵
じ
Grade: 2		 ぞう
Grade: 6
goon
Alternative spelling
地藏 (kyūjitai)
地蔵 (Jizō): a Jizō bodhisattva statue at Mibudera temple in Japan, depicted with children and bibs.

Etymology

/dizau/ → /d͡ʑizɔː/ → /d͡ʑizoː/

Calque of Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ (Kṣitigarbha, literally “earth womb”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

地(じ)蔵(ぞう) • (Jizō) ←ぢざう (dizau)?

  1. (Buddhism) Short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)会(え) (Jizō-e)
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)顔(がお) (jizōgao)
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)頭(がしら) (Jizō-gashira)
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)講(こう) (Jizō-kō)
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)尊(そん) (Jizōson)
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)盆(ぼん) (Jizōbon)

Proverbs
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)と閻(え)魔(んま)は一(いつ) (Jizō to Enma wa itsu)
  • 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)の顔(かお)も三(さん)度(ど) (Jizō no kao mo sando)
  • 地(じ)獄(ごく)の地(じ)蔵(ぞう) (jigoku no Jizō)

References
  1. “地蔵菩薩”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. “地蔵”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. “地蔵菩薩”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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