方丈

ほうじょう

Meanings

1. Noun square jō (approx. 10 sq feet) See also: 丈 (じょう).
2. abbot's chamber
3. chief priest
4. Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu

Kanji

• 方 direction. Read as ホウ.
• 丈 sturdy. Read as ジョウ.

Words containing 方丈

• 方丈記 (ほうじょうき) An Account of My Hut (1212 collection of essays in the Buddhist eremitic tradition, by Kamo no Chome)

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