醍醐

だいご

Meanings

1. Noun ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours) (figuratively: the ultimate truth of Buddhism) (figuratively: nirvana) See also: 五味 (ごみ).

Kanji

• 醍 whey; good Buddhist teaching. Read as ダイ.
• 醐 boiled butter. Read as ゴ.

Words containing 醍醐

• 醍醐味 (だいごみ) the real pleasure (of something)

Word lists

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