修羅

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (修羅)
simp. (修罗)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

修羅

  1. Short for 阿修羅阿修罗 (āxiūluó, “asura”).

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 5

Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅ)() (shura) 

  1. (Buddhism) Asura (a demigod of the lowest class)
    Synonym: 阿修羅 (ashura)
  2. (Buddhism) short for 修羅道 (shuradō, realm of Asura; one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism).
  3. carnage, a bloodbath
  4. a cart for carrying large rocks or wood
    Synonym: 修羅車 (shuraguruma)

Derived terms

  • 修羅場(しゅらじょう) (shurajō, scene of battle among Asuras, Buddhism)
  • 修羅場(しゅらば) (shuraba, scene of carnage)
  • 修羅(しゅら)(ちまた) (shura no chimata, scene of a fierce battle)
  • 修羅物(しゅらもの) (shuramono, shura mono, a type of noh)
  • 修羅霊(しゅられい) (shurarei, the spirit of a demi-god or of a demi-demon)

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