Kanji: 尼 Radical: 尸 (しかばね) :
ニ;
あま;
Buddhist nun
Joyo grade: 8 Stroke count: 5 Index in Nelson dictionary: 1378 Index in Halpern dictionary: 3033
| 蓮月尼 | れんげつに | name of a famous Buddhist nun/ |
| 陀羅尼 | だらに | (n) dharani/spell/litany/Sanskrit multi-syllabic
chant/ |
| 釈迦牟尼 | しゃかむに | (n) Sakyamuni/ |
| 僧尼 | そうに | (n) monks and nuns/ |
| 修道尼 | しゅうどうに | nun/ |
| 比丘尼 | びくに
| (n) female Buddhist
disciple/priestess/ |
| 禅尼 | ぜんに | (n) Zen nun/ |
| 荼枳尼
| だきに | Dakini
(Buddhist fairy-goddess)/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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