noun
Archaic term for China, originally from Sanskrit 'Cīnasthāna'. Used in old Buddhist texts and historical contexts. The reading しんだん is obsolete.
古い仏典には「震旦」という言葉で中国を指すことがある。
In old Buddhist scriptures, the word 震旦 sometimes refers to China.
Variant historical spelling, also read しんたん.
Variant historical spelling, also read しんたん.
The modern standard word for China. 震旦 is an archaic, literary term no longer used in everyday language.
From Sanskrit 'Cīnasthāna' (चीनस्थान), meaning 'land of China'. The kanji 震旦 and its variants are phonetic transcriptions used in historical Buddhist texts.