発菩提心

Reading

Kana: はつぼだいしん

Romaji: hatsubodaishin

Definition

noun

1

deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

菩

Reading: ボ

Meanings: kind of grass, sacred tree

提

Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる

Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)