生なま悟ざとり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

incomplete enlightenment; superficial understanding

Buddhist term for a shallow or imperfect awakening, often contrasted with full enlightenment. Can also refer to a half-baked understanding in secular contexts.

• 彼かれの悟さとりはまだ生なま悟ざとりに過すぎない。

  His enlightenment is still only a superficial one.

• 生なま悟ざとりした気きになっているだけだ。

  You're just under the illusion that you've attained some shallow understanding.

noun

incompletely enlightened person; person with superficial understanding

Refers to a person who has attained only partial enlightenment or who has a shallow grasp of a subject. Often used critically.

• 彼かれは生なま悟ざとりに過すぎない。

  He is nothing more than a person with incomplete enlightenment.