帰依

Japanese

Kanji in this term
帰 依
き
Grade: 2
え
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
歸依 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

帰(き)依(え) • (kie) 

  1. conversion; devotion
  2. (Buddhism) refuge; believing in the teachings of the gods and Buddhas and high priests

Derived terms

  • 三(さん)帰(き)依(え) (sankie, “Three Refuges”)

Verb

帰(き)依(え)する • (kie suru) suru (stem 帰(き)依(え)し (kie shi), past 帰(き)依(え)した (kie shita))

  1. (Buddhism) to become a (devout) believer in Buddhism
  2. (Christianity, formal) to embrace Christianity
  3. (Buddhism) to take refuge in the Three Jewels

Conjugation

References

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