大乗

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大乘 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 大乘 (Dàchéng), a calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Noun[edit]

(だい)(じょう) (daijō

  1. Mahayana; the great vehicle