Readings

Kana: ゼン、セン、しずか、ゆず.る
Romaji: zen, sen, shizuka, yuzu.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Zen, silent meditation

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  113
Frequency:  1902
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  seon
Chinese Reading:  chan2
Unicode:  7985
JIS:  4135

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1032
Nelson Index: 3255
New Nelson Index: 4104
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4e9.2
Four Corner Index: 3225.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1502
Gakken Index: 1551
Japanese Names Index: 1886
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24787P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0494
Remembering the kanji Index: 1930
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1580
Kodansha Compact Index: 1426
Kanji in Context Index: 589
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 708
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 947
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1949
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2080
Essential Kanji Index: 1063
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1306
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 655
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1654

Words

(ぜん)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
禅師 (ぜんじ、ぜんし)
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
禅定 (ぜんじょう)
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendou); mountain top
座禅 (ざぜん)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
禅堂 (ぜんどう)
zendo (Zen meditation hall)
禅宗 (ぜんしゅう)
Zen (Buddhism)
禅僧 (ぜんそう)
Zen priest
禅譲 (ぜんじょう)
(historical, in China) abdication by an emperor in favor (favour) of a more virtuous successor
友禅 (ゆうぜん)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
禅問答 (ぜんもんどう)
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
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