金剛杖

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
金 剛 杖
こん
Grade: 1		 ごう
Grade: S		 つえ > づえ
Jinmeiyō
goon kan’yōon kun’yomi

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) +‎ 杖 (tsue, “walking stick”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こんごーづ​え [kòńgóózúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːzɨᵝe̞]

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(づえ) • (kongōzue) ←こんがうづゑ (kongauduwe)?

  1. (Buddhism) a square- or octagonal-sided walking stick used by practitioners of 修験道 (Shugendō) or pilgrims
  2. (Buddhism) a vajra (ritual club) possessed by a yaksha

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
金 剛 杖
こん
Grade: 1		 ごう
Grade: S		 じょう
Jinmeiyō
goon kan’yōon goon

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “diamond → vajra”) +‎ 杖 (jō, “walking stick”).

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)杖(じょう) • (kongōjō) ←こんがうぢやう (kongaudyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) Same as こんごうづえ (kongōzue) above

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