面壁九年

めんぺきくねん

Meanings

1. Noun facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)

Kanji

• 面 face. Read as メン.
• 壁 wall. Read as ヘキ.
• 九 nine
• 年 year. Read as ネン.

Word lists

• Buddhism
• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists