面壁

めんぺき

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive meditation facing a wall

Kanji

• 面 face. Read as メン.
• 壁 wall. Read as ヘキ.

Words containing 面壁

• 面壁九年 (めんぺきくねん) facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)

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