尼
nun
Readings
On'yomi
- ニ
Kun'yomi
- あま
Meaning
尼 centers on a Buddhist nun, a woman who has taken religious vows.
Most common words using 尼
20 of 34- 尼あま
Buddhist nun
- 馬尼剌マニラ
Manila (Philippines)
- 尼僧にそう
Buddhist nun
- 釈迦牟尼しゃかむに
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
- 比丘尼びくに
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
- 尼寺あまでら
nunnery; convent
- この尼このあま
you bitch!
- 修道尼しゅうどうに
nun
- 僧尼そうに
monks and nuns
- 八百比丘尼やおびくに
yao bhikkhuni; mythical nun who acquired perpetual youth by consuming mermaid flesh
- 寵愛昂じて尼にするちょうあいこうじてあまにする
to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
- 寵愛昂じて尼になすちょうあいこうじてあまになす
to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
- 尼に
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun)
- 尼っちょあまっちょ
bitch
- 尼っ子あまっこ
native of Amagasaki
- 尼僧院にそういん
nunnery; convent
- 尼崎信用金庫あまがさきしんようきんこ
Amagasaki Shinkin Bank
- 尼崎歯科専門学校あまがさきしかせんもんがっこう
Amagasaki Dental College; ADC
- 尼御台所あまみだいどころ
minister or general's wife who became a nun
- 尼法師あまほうし
nun
Study
Etymology
尼 is a simplified form of 尼, originally combining 尸 (body) and 匕 (spoon), but the exact historical development is uncertain. It was later adopted as a phonetic loan for the Sanskrit 'bhikṣuṇī' (nun).
Meaning mnemonic
The outer shape 尸 looks like a kneeling figure, and inside 匕 resembles a spoon or a simple tool. Imagine a nun kneeling in prayer, holding a simple alms bowl.
Reading mnemonic
For ニ, picture a nun kneeling in a niche, praying quietly: niche -> ニ.