お題だい目もく

noun

Nichiren chant; daimoku

Polite term for the Nichiren Buddhist chant 'Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō'. Used in religious contexts.

See also: 題目 · 南無妙法蓮華経

• 朝あさの勤ごん行ぎょうでお題だい目もくを唱となえる。

  We chant the daimoku during the morning service.

noun

empty slogan; mere lip service

Derogatory term for a slogan or principle that is repeated without real substance, likened to a mindless chant.

• 彼かれの言いうことは結けっ局きょくお題だい目もくに過すぎない。

  What he says is ultimately just an empty slogan.