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What does 禅 (ぜん, zen) mean?

禅 (ぜん, zen) means Zen.

Quick facts
Readingぜん
Romajizen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ぜん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzen

Zen

  1. 1noun dhyana (profound meditation)
  2. 2noun Zen (Buddhism)

Example sentences

  • I experienced Zen meditation at the temple.

  • I'm interested in the way of thinking of Zen.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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