達磨

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 達磨 – see 達摩.
(This term, 達磨, is a variant form of 達摩.)

Japanese
達磨 (daruma): a daruma doll.
Kanji in this term
達 磨
だる
Grade: 4		 ま
Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “law; morality; code”), either via Middle Chinese 達磨 (MC dɑt̚ muɑ) as a transliteration of the Sanskrit,[1] or as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma), in turn from Middle Chinese 菩提達磨 (MC buo dei dɑt̚ muɑ) as a transliteration from Sanskrit.[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

達(だる)磨(ま) • (daruma) 

  1. a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism

Derived terms

Proper noun

達(だる)磨(ま) • (Daruma) 

  1. Dharma, clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, “Bodhidharma”)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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