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涅

涅 — nyeol, nal

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
열반(涅槃) 녈, 앙금 흙 날
Romanization
nyeol, nal
English
blacken; black mud, slime
Mandarin
niè
Japanese on'yomi
ネツ, ネ, デツ, ネチ, ケン, ゲン
Japanese kun'yomi
そ.める
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
10
Radical
水 (85, 7 residual)
Unicode
U+6D85

How 涅 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 涅 as a ideographic compound involving 水, 土, 日.

Korean example words with 涅

  • 열반하다涅槃 Korean gloss: 승려가 죽다
  • 열치涅齒 Korean gloss: 이를 검게 물들이는 일. 또는 그 이.
  • 불열拂涅 Korean gloss: 중국의 역사책에 전하는 말갈의 한 부족.
  • 입열반入涅槃 Korean gloss: 승려가 죽음.
  • 열반문涅槃門 Korean gloss: 열반에 들어가는 문.
  • 열반산涅槃山 Korean gloss: ‘금강산’의 다른 이름.
  • 열반종涅槃鐘 Korean gloss: 승려가 입적할 때에 치는 종.
  • 열반대涅槃臺 Korean gloss: 주검을 올려놓고 태우는 대(臺).
  • 열반식涅槃食 Korean gloss: ‘열반’을 밥에 빗대어 이르는 말.
  • 열반주涅槃酒 Korean gloss: ‘열반’을 술에 빗대어 이르는 말.
  • 불열부拂涅部 Korean gloss: 중국의 역사책에 전하는 말갈의 한 부족.
  • 열반설涅槃雪 Korean gloss: 음력 2월 보름 전후에 내리는 상서로운 눈.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 涅

  • 涅槃ねはん nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death
  • 涅色くりいろ black; color of sediment in a still pond
  • 古加涅コカイン cocaine
  • 涅槃経ねはんぎょう Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
  • 涅槃会ねはんえ Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
  • 涅槃雪ねはんゆき last snows; snow remaining after the anniversary of Buddha's death
  • 仏涅槃ぶつねはん the death of Shakyamuni Buddha; Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
  • 涅槃像ねはんぞう image of the Buddha entering nirvana
  • 般涅槃はつねはん parinirvana; perfect nirvana; Gautama Buddha's entering into nirvana
  • 涅槃原則ねはんげんそく Nirvana principle
  • 涅槃西風ねはんにし wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month)
  • 仏涅槃忌ぶつねはんき Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

Other hanja with radical 水

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