般若

Reading

Kana: はんにゃ

Romaji: hannya

Definitions

noun

1

prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment

(Buddhist term)

2

noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)

See also: 般若面 (reading はんにゃめん, entry #1)

3

family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask

4

dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

Note: abbreviation

See also: 般若面 (reading はんにゃづら, entry #2)

Kanji

般

Reading: ハン

Meanings: carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind

若

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature