バラモン

also: ばらもん · ブラーマン

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Brahmin; Brahman

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a member of the highest Hindu caste, traditionally priests and scholars. Also used attributively with の.

from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa

彼かれはバラモンの家か系けいに生うまれた。
He was born into a Brahmin family.
バラモンの僧そう侶りょが儀ぎ式しきを執とり行おこなった。
A Brahmin priest performed the ceremony.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism

Refers to the religious tradition or a priest within Brahmanism. Less common than the caste sense.

古こ代だいインドではバラモンが大おおきな影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっていた。
In ancient India, Brahmanism held great influence.

Written forms

バラモンUsage95%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword; usually written in kana.
婆ば羅ら門もんUsage4%
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
波ば羅ら門もんUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not in common use.
ばらもん
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still encountered.

Kanji

婆old woman, grandma, wet nurse
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
門gate, counter for cannons
波waves, billows, Poland

Similar words

カースト
カースト refers to the caste system in general, while バラモン specifically denotes the Brahmin caste.
ヒンドゥー教きょう
ヒンドゥー教 is Hinduism broadly, whereas バラモン can refer to the Brahmin caste or the earlier Brahmanic tradition.

Etymology

From Sanskrit brāhmaṇa, meaning a person of the priestly class. The katakana form バラモン is the standard Japanese representation.

バラモン

also: ばらもん · ブラーマン

バ

ラ

モ

ン

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Brahmin; Brahman

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a member of the highest Hindu caste, traditionally priests and scholars. Also used attributively with の.

from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa

彼かれはバラモンの家か系けいに生うまれた。
He was born into a Brahmin family.
バラモンの僧そう侶りょが儀ぎ式しきを執とり行おこなった。
A Brahmin priest performed the ceremony.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism

Refers to the religious tradition or a priest within Brahmanism. Less common than the caste sense.

古こ代だいインドではバラモンが大おおきな影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっていた。
In ancient India, Brahmanism held great influence.

Written forms

バラモンUsage95%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword; usually written in kana.
婆ば羅ら門もんUsage4%
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
波ば羅ら門もんUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not in common use.
ばらもん
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still encountered.

Kanji

婆old woman, grandma, wet nurse
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
門gate, counter for cannons
波waves, billows, Poland

Similar words

カースト
カースト refers to the caste system in general, while バラモン specifically denotes the Brahmin caste.
ヒンドゥー教きょう
ヒンドゥー教 is Hinduism broadly, whereas バラモン can refer to the Brahmin caste or the earlier Brahmanic tradition.

Etymology

From Sanskrit brāhmaṇa, meaning a person of the priestly class. The katakana form バラモン is the standard Japanese representation.