ひがん

See also: ひかん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひがん – see the following entries.

【彼岸】 [noun] (Buddhism) the pāramitā (same as Chinese) [noun] (also お彼岸 (o-higan)) the 7 days including vernal or autumnal equinox in the 4th day. They take a Buddhistic ceremony in this period.

【悲願】 [noun] earnest wish

(This term, ひがん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)