臍せい下か丹たん田でん

せ

い

か

た

ん

で

ん

Meanings

1

noun

pit of the stomach; lower abdomen; tanden

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Refers to the area below the navel, considered the center of spiritual and physical energy in traditional Japanese medicine and martial arts. Often used in contexts of meditation, breathing, and ki cultivation.

武ぶ道どうでは、

臍せい

下か

丹たん

田でん

に

力ちから

を

込こ

める

こと

が

重じゅう

要よう

と

さ

れる

。

In martial arts, it is considered important to focus power in the lower abdomen.

座ざ禅ぜんのときは、臍せい下か丹たん田でんを意い識しきして呼こ吸きゅうを整ととのえます。

During zazen, I regulate my breathing while being mindful of the tanden.