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Zach

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Kana: ぜん
Romaji: zen
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

dhyana (profound meditation)

(Buddhist term)
2

Zen (Buddhism)

Note: abbreviation
See also: 禅宗

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 セン、 しずか、 ゆず.る
Meanings: Zen, silent meditation
Readings: ゼン、 セン、 しずか、 ゆず.る
Meanings: Zen Buddhism, silent meditation

Example Sentences

(かれ)座禅(ざぜん)()んだ。
➥He sat in Zen meditation.
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(ぜん)坊主(ぼうず)じゃあるまいし、毎日(まいにち)毎日(まいにち)一汁一菜(いちじゅういっさい)のダイエットメニューは勘弁(かんべん)してよ。
➥What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.
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(ぜん)(わたし)たちの(こころ)鍛練(たんれん)するといわれる。
➥They say Zen cultivates our mind.
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