森羅

Chinese

of trees, many
 
to collect; to gather; to catch
to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze
trad. (森羅) 森 羅
simp. (森罗) 森 罗

Pronunciation


Verb

森羅

  1. (literary) to spread out one after another
  2. (literary, of trees) to grow in an arrangement

Derived terms

Noun

森羅

  1. (literary) dense foliage

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
森 羅
しん
Grade: 1
ら
Grade: S
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 森羅 (MC srim la, literally “forest + spread out → trees growing in an arrangement”).

Pronunciation

Noun

森(しん)羅(ら) • (shinra) 

  1. countless objects in a particular arrangement, usually a line
  2. everything above ground; all of nature
Derived terms

Verb

森(しん)羅(ら)する • (shinra suru) suru (stem 森(しん)羅(ら)し (shinra shi), past 森(しん)羅(ら)した (shinra shita))

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to continuously arrange
Inflection

Proper noun

森(しん)羅(ら) • (Shinra) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
森 羅
もり
Grade: 1
ら
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Proper noun

森(もり)羅(ら) • (Morira) 

  1. a surname

References

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