恵
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Meanings
1
General term for profound wisdom or spiritual insight; often used in Buddhist or philosophical contexts.
His words convey a deep wisdom.
2
prajñā; wisdom (Buddhist)
Specifically refers to prajñā, the wisdom that discerns the true nature of reality, one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path.
See also: 三学
As one of the three trainings, prajñā means right understanding.
Expressions
- 下衆の後知恵hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
- 三人寄れば文殊の知恵three heads are better than two; even ordinary people can have great wisdom when they put their heads together
- 大男総身に知恵が回り兼ねbig heads have little wit