三昧

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

Noun

三昧

  1. (Buddhism) samadhi
  2. (figurative) knack; secret

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (三昧):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 삼매(三昧) (sammae)
  • → Vietnamese: tam muội (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Japanese
Kanji in this term
三 昧
さん
Grade: 1		 まい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
三 昧
さん > ざん
Grade: 1		 まい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さんまい [sàńmáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠mːa̠i]
    • (noun only)

Noun

三(さん)昧(まい) • (sanmai) 

  1. (Buddhism) samadhi

Suffix

三(ざん)昧(まい) • (-zanmai) 

  1. (figuratively) doing something to one's heart's content

Usage notes
  • Attaches to nouns or na-adjectives.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
三昧

Noun

三昧 • (sammae) (hangeul 삼매)

  1. Hanja form? of 삼매 (“samadhi”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三昧

Noun

三昧

  1. chữ Hán form of tam muội (“samadhi”).
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