無明

See also: 无明

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology
ignorant; unintelligent
Calque of Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā).

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adjective

無明

  1. (archaic) unable to see; blind
  2. (Buddhism) ignorant; unintelligent

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (無明):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 무명(無明) (mumyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: vô minh (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Japanese
Kanji in this term
無 明
む
Grade: 4		 みょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese. See there for more.

Noun

無(む)明(みょう) • (mumyō) 

  1. (religion, Buddhism): avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence

Further reading

Korean
Hanja in this term
無明

Noun

無明 • (mumyeong) (hangeul 무명)

  1. Hanja form? of 무명 (“avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
無明

Noun

無明

  1. chữ Hán form of vô minh (“avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence”).
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