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破邪顕正 (はじゃけんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

破は邪じゃ顕けん正しょう

also: はじゃけんせい

は

じゃ

け

ん

しょ

う

Meanings

1

crushing evil and spreading the truth

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›Buddhism›

Buddhist yojijukugo. Refers to the act of refuting false teachings and revealing the correct doctrine. Used in religious or philosophical contexts.

破

は

邪じゃ

顕けん

正しょう

の

精せい

神しん

で

、

誤あやま

っ

た

教おし

え

を

正ただ

す

。

With the spirit of crushing evil and spreading the truth, correct false teachings.

Kanji

破rend, rip, tear
邪wicked, injustice, wrong
顕appear, existing
正correct, justice, righteous

Built from

破は邪じゃ+顕けん正しょう

Written forms

破邪顕正
- はじゃけんしょう
  Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo. The reading はじゃけんしょう is the most common.
- はじゃけんせい
  Alternate reading, less common. Lists both はじゃけんしょう and はじゃけんせい.
はじゃけんせい

Etymology

A yojijukugo of Buddhist origin, composed of 破 (break/destroy), 邪 (evil/wrong), 顕 (reveal/manifest), and 正 (correct/truth). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the idea of refuting heresy and promoting orthodoxy.