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偈

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martial

HSK 10

Society →Religion

jì, jié

ゲ、ケツ、ケイ

いこ.う

걸, 게

Notes

Historical Evolution

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

偈

Regular

Modern

Chinese

偈 [jì]

Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse

偈 [jié]

forceful; martial

Japanese

偈げ同音

noun Buddhism gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)

Example Sentences

JAPANESE WORDS (4)

開経偈 [かいきょうげ] #219,413

opening chant of a sutra

七仏通戒偈 [しちぶつつうかいげ] #295,722

Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas

回向偈 [えこうげ]

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

雪山偈 [せっせんげ]

Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)