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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    na4
na
 noto
    のと
cassock; to line
(surname) Noto
To patch, line, pad; a monk's garment, supposed to be made of rags.

衲僧

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nà sēng
    na4 seng1
na seng
 nōsō
patched-robe monk

衲子

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nà zí
    na4 zi2
na tzu
 nōsu
A monk, especially a peripatetic monk.

衲衆


衲众

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nà zhòng
    na4 zhong4
na chung
 nōshu
Monks who wear these robes.

衲衣

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nà yī
    na4 yi1
na i
 nōe
(or 納衣) A monk's robe.

名衲

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míng nà
    ming2 na4
ming na
 meisō
A name and robe, i. e. a monk.

壞衲


坏衲

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huài nà
    huai4 na4
huai na
 enō
yellow-brown robe

山衲

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shān nà
    shan1 na4
shan na
 sannō
monk's garment

老衲

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lǎo nà
    lao3 na4
lao na
 rounou / rono
    ろうのう
(obsolete) elderly priest
old monk

西衲

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 nishinoto
    にしのと
(place-name) Nishinoto

雲衲


云衲

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yún nà
    yun2 na4
yün na
 unnō
itinerant monk

衲伽梨

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nà qié lí
    na4 qie2 li2
na ch`ieh li
    na chieh li
 nōgyari
The saṅghātī, or coat of patches varying from 9 to 25.

衲僧家

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nà sēng jiā
    na4 seng1 jia1
na seng chia
 nōsō ke
Chan; Seon students [monks]

衲袈裟

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nà jiā shā
    na4 jia1 sha1
na chia sha
 nō gesa
A monk's robe of seven pieces and upwards.

三事衲

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sān shì nà
    san1 shi4 na4
san shih na
 kinjiriu
(or 三事衣) A term for a monk's robe of five, seven, or nine patches.

山水衲

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shān shuǐ nà
    shan1 shui3 na4
shan shui na
 sansui sō
Mountain and water robe, ' the name of a monastic garment during the Sung dynasty; later this was the name given to a richly embroidered dress.

弊衲衣

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bì nà yī
    bi4 na4 yi1
pi na i
 hei nōe
monk's robe

百衲衣

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bǎi nà yī
    bai3 na4 yi1
pai na i
 hyakusōe
A monk's robe made of patches.

衲衣下事

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nà yī xià shì
    na4 yi1 xia4 shi4
na i hsia shih
 nōe no kaji
matter hidden under the robe

雲衲衲子


云衲衲子

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yún nà nà zǐ
    yun2 na4 na4 zi3
yün na na tzu
 unnō nōshi
wandering Seon monk

衲僧家本分事

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nà sēng jiā běn fēn shì
    na4 seng1 jia1 ben3 fen1 shi4
na seng chia pen fen shih
 nōsōke honbun ji
primary task of a patched-robe monk

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 21 results for "衲" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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