Complete Definition of "zen"

see|z�n|zèn
English
Etymology
Japanese �

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-zen.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
Zen

  1. a denomination of Buddhism

Translations

Finnish: #Finnish|zen, zenbuddhalaisuus


French
Noun
zen

  1. zen#English|zen

Japanese
Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=��
#�: tray
#�: goodness
#�: zen
Prefix
ja-pos|r|prefix|hira=��
#�-: former
#�-: whole, entire

Category:Buddhism


Mandarin
Pinyin syllable
zen

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having either of two tones, z�n, or zèn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin


Volapük
Noun
zen

  1. ash, cinder

Category:Volapük nouns

es:zen
fr:zen
pt:zen
ru:zen
fi:zen
vi:zen
tr:zen
vo:zen
zh:zen

Revision and Credits for"zen"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.