お地じ蔵ぞうさんおじぞうさんじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounJizō; Ksitigarbha; Jizō statuepolite (teineigo)›familiar languageBuddhism›Polite and familiar term for Jizō (Ksitigarbha), the Buddhist bodhisattva often seen as a guardian of children and travelers. Commonly refers to the stone statues found at roadsides and temples.See also: 地蔵菩薩
