白毫

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
simp. and trad.
(白毫)
白 毫

Pronunciation


Noun

白毫

  1. (Buddhism) urna, the whorl of white hair on the forehead of Buddha

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白毫):
  • → Japanese: 白(びゃく)毫(ごう) (byakugō)
  • → Korean: 백호(白毫) (baekho)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 毫
びゃく
Grade: 1
ごう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びゃくごー [byàkúgóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡo̞ː]

Noun

白(びゃく)毫(ごう) • (byakugō) ←びゃくがう (byakugau)?

  1. (Buddhism) urna

Derived terms

  • 眉間白毫(みけんびゃくごう) (mikenbyakugō)

References

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