神通力

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
つう
Grade: 2
りき
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
通力 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 3
つう > ずう
Grade: 2
りき
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
通力 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 神通 (jintsū, superpower, divine or occult power or talent, where jintsū is the older reading for modern jinzū) + (riki, power).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んつうりき [jìńtsúꜜùrìkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[4][3]
  • IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑĩnt͡sɨᵝːɾʲikʲi]
  • (Tokyo) んずうりき [jìńzúꜜùrìkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
  • IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑĩn(d͡)zɨᵝːɾʲikʲi]

Noun

(じん)(つう)(りき) (jintsūriki) 
(じん)(ずう)(りき) (jinzūriki) 

  1. (Buddhism) synonym of 神通 (jinzū)
  2. (by extension, occult) a superpower, a supernatural, divine, or occult power

See also

References

  1. 神通力”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 神通力”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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