観自在 かんじざい Also written 觀自在 Meanings 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. 自 self 在 exist. Read as ザイ. Words containing 観自在 観自在菩薩 (かんじざいぼさつ) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva) Word lists Buddhism Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists