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ラーフラ (らーふら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ラーフラ

also: らごら · らごーら

Meanings

1

noun

Rāhula

usually written using kana alone

Proper noun: Rāhula, the son of Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha). Used in Buddhist contexts.

ラーフラは釈しゃ迦かの実じっ子しであり、十じゅう大だい弟で子しの一人ひとりである。
Rāhula was the biological son of Shakyamuni and one of the ten principal disciples.

Written forms

ラーフラUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Most common modern spelling, reflecting the Sanskrit pronunciation.
らごら
Kana spelling based on the traditional Japanese reading of the kanji.
ラゴーラ
kana-only spelling
Less common katakana variant.
羅らご羅ら
Kanji spelling with mixed kana; rarely used.

羅ら

睺ご

羅ら

Full kanji spelling; very rare and mainly found in historical Buddhist texts.

Kanji

羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
睺

Etymology

From Sanskrit Rāhula, via Chinese Buddhist texts.