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修羅の巷 (しゅらのちまた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, noun
scene of carnage ; place of fierce fighting
Literary expression evoking the Buddhist asura realm of endless battle. Used figuratively for any place of intense conflict, violence, or ruthless competition.
See also: 修羅 (しゅら)
彼かれ は 政せい 界かい を 修しゅ 羅ら の 巷ちまた と 例たと え た 。
He likened the political world to a place of fierce fighting.
Written forms 修しゅ 羅ら の 巷ちまた
Standard kanji spelling. 修羅 refers to the asura realm of constant fighting in Buddhism, and 巷 means a place or scene.
修しゅ 羅ら のちまた
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; ちまた is often written in kana when the kanji 巷 is considered difficult or less common.
Kanji 修 discipline, conduct oneself well, study 巷 fork in road, scene, arena Etymology From 修羅 (shura, 'asura', the realm of constant fighting in Buddhist cosmology) + の (possessive particle) + 巷 (chimata, 'place, scene'). The phrase paints a picture of a place where conflict never ends.
