入道

Chinese

to enter
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (入道)
simp. #(入道)

Pronunciation


Verb

入道

  1. to accord with Taoism
  2. to take part in Taoism

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (入道):
  • Japanese: (にゅう)(どう) (nyūdō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にゅう
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

/nipʉ dau//niɸudɔː//niudɔː//ɲuːdoː/

From Middle Chinese 入道 (MC ȵiɪp̚ dɑuX, literally “enter the dharma”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にゅうどー [nyúꜜùdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːdo̞ː]

Noun

(にゅう)(どう) (nyūdō) にふだう (nifudau)?

  1. (Buddhism) entering the Buddhist priesthood; also the person who became a Buddhist novice
  2. (by extension) a man with a shaven head
  3. (by extension) a bald-headed monster
  4. a detour

Derived terms

Verb

(にゅう)(どう)する (nyūdō suru) にふだう (nifudau)?suru (stem (にゅう)(どう) (nyūdō shi), past (にゅう)(どう)した (nyūdō shita))

  1. (Buddhism) to enter the Buddhist priesthood

Conjugation

References

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