大日

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 日
だい
Grade: 1		 にち
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

大(だい)日(にち) or 大日(たいにち) • (dainichi or tainichi) 

  1. (religion, Buddhism) Clipping of 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Dainichi Nyorai, the sun Buddha”).

Derived terms
  • 大日経
  • 大日経疏
  • 大日供
  • 大日堂

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
大日

Noun

大日 • (daeil) (hangeul 대일)

  1. Hanja form? of 대일 (“the sun Buddha”).
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