Buddhist rosary; prayer beads
A string of beads used in Buddhist prayer and meditation. The reading ずず is a less common variant.
The monk chanted a sutra while telling his prayer beads.
Every morning, my grandmother holds her prayer beads and chants sutras.
It is common to bring a set of prayer beads to a funeral.
She held her prayer beads and put her hands together in front of the grave.
Prayer beads (数珠) are typically counted as 一連, 二連, etc.
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and common vocabulary lists.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Rarely used kanji form.
From Middle Chinese 數珠 (srjuX tsyu, literally 'counting beads'). The reading ずず is a historical variant.