観世音

かんぜおん

Also written 觀世音

Meanings

1. Noun Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin (i.e.: Buddhist deity of compassion) See also: 観音 (かんのん).

Kanji

• 観 view. Read as カン.
• 世 world
• 音 sound. Read as オン.

Words containing 観世音

• 観世音菩薩 (かんぜおんぼさつ) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva)
• 十一面観世音 (じゅういちめんかんぜおん) Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)

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