帰き依え

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帰依する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	帰き依えする	帰き依えしない
Polite	帰き依えします	帰き依えしません
Past polite	帰き依えしました	帰き依えしませんでした
Past	帰き依えした	帰き依えしなかった
Te-form	帰き依えして	帰き依えしないで
Desire	帰き依えしたい	帰き依えしたくない
Potential	帰き依えできる	帰き依えできない
Passive	帰き依えされる	帰き依えされない
Causative	帰き依えさせる	帰き依えさせない
Causative passive	帰き依えさせられる	帰き依えさせられない
Volitional	帰き依えしよう
Polite volitional	帰き依えしましょう
Imperative	帰き依えしろ	帰き依えするな
Conditional	帰き依えすれば	帰き依えしなければ
Tara conditional	帰き依えしたら	帰き依えしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

devout belief; religious conversion

Primarily used in Buddhist contexts for taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, or for deep religious commitment. Can also refer to conversion to a faith.

彼かれは仏ぶっ教きょうに帰き依えした。
He became a devout believer in Buddhism.
帰き依えの心こころを持もつことが大たい切せつだと説とかれた。
It was preached that having a heart of devotion is important.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に帰き依えするto devote oneself to / take refuge in (a religion, teaching, etc.)
彼かれは晩ばん年ねん、仏ぶっ教きょうに帰き依えした。
In his later years, he devoted himself to Buddhism.

Kanji

帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to
依reliant, depend on, consequently

Related words

信しん仰こうN3
信仰 is the broad, everyday word for religious faith or belief in general, while 帰依 specifically means committing oneself as a devout follower, especially in Buddhism.
改かい宗しゅう
改宗 refers to formally changing one's religion or sect, whereas 帰依 emphasizes the inner act of taking refuge and deep personal devotion, most often within Buddhism.
入にゅう信しん
入信 focuses on the formal act of joining a religion or becoming a believer, while 帰依 stresses the ongoing spiritual devotion and reliance on that faith.

Word family

帰き依え者しゃ
convert; devotee

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 歸依 (kjw+j 'j+j), meaning 'to take refuge in'. The kanji 帰 means 'to return' and 依 means 'to rely on', together conveying the idea of returning to and relying on a higher power.