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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