修羅

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (修羅) 修 羅
simp. (修罗) 修 罗

Pronunciation

Proper noun

修羅

  1. Short for 阿修羅／阿修罗 (āxiūluó, “asura”).

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
修 羅
しゅ
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Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

修(しゅ)羅(ら) • (shura) 

  1. (Buddhism) Asura (a demigod of the lowest class)
    Synonym: 阿修羅 (ashura)
  2. (Buddhism) short for 修羅道 (shuradō, “realm of Asura; one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism”).
  3. carnage, a bloodbath
  4. a cart for carrying large rocks or wood
    Synonym: 修羅車 (shuraguruma)

Derived terms
  • 修羅場(しゅらじょう) (shurajō, “scene of battle among Asuras”, Buddhism)
  • 修羅場(しゅらば) (shuraba, “scene of carnage”)
  • 修羅(しゅら)の巷(ちまた) (shura no chimata, “scene of a fierce battle”)
  • 修羅物(しゅらもの) (shuramono, “shura mono”, a type of noh)
  • 修羅霊(しゅられい) (shurarei, “the spirit of a demi-god or of a demi-demon”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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