ぼん
Meanings
Noun
1. Brahman; Brahma; ultimate reality of the universe (in Hinduism)
2. Brahma; Hindu creator god
3. Sanskrit
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Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
Sanskrit
Sanskrit writing; Sanskrit text; Sanskrit scripture; scripture in Sanskrit characters
study of Sanskrit; study of Buddhism
Buddhist priest's wife
Sanskrit-Japanese dictionary
monk (esp. one who maintains his purity)