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牟: Buddhist sound-kanji (muni)

Buddhist sound-kanji (muni)
6 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

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ボウ・ム
Kun
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Used mostly for sound in Sanskrit words like 牟尼 (muni, sage), and in names.

Key words

釈迦牟尼しゃかむにShakyamuni (the Buddha)
牟尼むにmuni (sage)
牟礼むれhill; mountain (archaic)

Example sentences

At the center of the temple's main hall stands a statue of Shakyamuni.

The caption beside the Buddha statue said muni, and I learned it is an ancient Indian word for a sage.

When I looked up mure in the dictionary, it said it was an old word for a mountain or hill.

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