This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

森羅万象

Reading

Kana: しんらばんしょう
Romaji: shinrabanshō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

all things in nature; the whole creation

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: シン、 もり
Meanings: forest, woods
Readings: ラ、 うすもの
Meanings: gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out
Readings: マン、 バン、 よろず
Meanings: ten thousand, 10,000
Readings: ショウ、 ゾウ、 かたど.る
Meanings: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

Example Sentence

大病(たいびょう)からようやく生還(せいかん)した(わたし)()には、森羅万象(しんらばんしょう)(うつく)しく(うつ)った。
➥Since I recovered from my serious illness, all of creation is beautiful to me.
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