真しん言ごん

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Meanings

In Buddhism, a sacred syllable, word, or phrase chanted as a spiritual practice. The term is strongly associated with Shingon Buddhism.

abbreviationBuddhism

Abbreviation of 真言宗 (Shingon-shū), a major school of Japanese Buddhism. Used in compound names or when the context is clearly Buddhist.

明みょう
真言 is the everyday term for a Buddhist mantra, while 明 is the more technical, esoteric term emphasizing the mantra's nature as sacred wisdom (vidya).
呪じゅ
真言 is the standard Buddhist term for a sacred mantra, closely matching the second, religious sense of 呪.
呪じゅ文もん
真言 is a specific Buddhist mantra chanted for spiritual power, while 呪文 is the general word for any magic spell, including in fantasy and games.

真しん言ごんUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling for both the mantra and the Shingon sect senses.
眞しん言ごんUsage3%
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Old-form kanji variant; included for search coverage.

From Middle Chinese 真言 (tsyin ngjon, 'true words'), a translation of Sanskrit mantra. The term entered Japanese through Buddhist texts.