雲うん水すい行あん脚ぎゃ

Meanings

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noun

wandering monk; itinerant monk on pilgrimage

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo describing a Zen monk traveling on foot to many places for training and pilgrimage. Often used in Buddhist contexts.

彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、雲うん水すい行あん脚ぎゃの旅たびに出でた。
In his youth, he set out on a journey as a wandering monk.

skids, leg, undercarriage

Similar words

行あん脚ぎゃ
行脚 alone means pilgrimage or traveling on foot, often for religious training. 雲水行脚 specifically refers to a Zen monk's wandering pilgrimage.
雲うん水すい
雲水 literally means 'clouds and water' and is a term for a traveling Zen monk. 雲水行脚 combines this with 行脚 (pilgrimage).

Etymology

Compound of 雲水 (unsui, 'clouds and water', a term for a traveling Zen monk) and 行脚 (angya, 'pilgrimage, traveling on foot'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the phrase is a yojijukugo used in Zen Buddhism.