穢土

Chinese

dirt; filth
 
earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
trad. (穢土) 穢 土
simp. (秽土) 秽 土

Pronunciation


Noun

穢土

  1. (Buddhism) impure land; earthly realm; land of the living
  2. dirt; mud

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “impure land”): 淨土/净土 (jìngtǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (穢土):
  • → Japanese: 穢土(えど) (edo)
  • → Korean: 예토(穢土) (yeto)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
穢 土
え
Hyōgaiji
ど
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

穢(え)土(ど) • (edo) 

  1. (Buddhism) The Impure Land; the earthly realm, the land of the living.

Antonyms

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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