森羅万象

See also: 森羅萬象 and 森罗万象

Japanese
Kanji in this term
森 羅 万 象
しん
Grade: 1		 ら
Grade: S		 ばん
Grade: 2		 しょう
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
森羅萬象 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC srim la mjonH zjangX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, “all-covering forest → everything above ground”) +‎ 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, “ten thousand/myriads of things → everything”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) し​んらばんしょー [shíꜜǹrà bàǹshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩnɾa̠ bã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらばんぞう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) • (shinra banshō or shinra banzō or shinra manzō) ←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらばんざう (sinrabanzau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?

  1. (idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe

Proper noun

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) • (Shinra Banshō or Shinra Manzō) ←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?

  1. a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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