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：2026/01/04
地蔵
Hiragana
じぞう
Proper noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
地蔵は、日本の仏教における菩薩の一尊であり、正式には地蔵菩薩（じぞうぼさつ）と呼ばれる。主に子どもや旅人、亡者を救済し、特に子どもの守り仏として信仰されている。 / 地蔵と呼ばれる仏像や石像。道端や寺院、墓地などに安置され、人々から供養や祈願の対象とされる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうのほとけさま。こどもやおなかにあかちゃんがいるひと、たびをするひと、じごくのひとびとをまもるとされる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
地藏菩萨的简称。 / 佛教菩萨，护佑儿童、孕妇、旅人，并救度冥界众生。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
地藏菩薩，守護兒童、孕婦與旅人，並救度地獄眾生的菩薩 / 日本語中的「地藏」，為地藏菩薩的略稱
Korean Meaning
불교에서 지장보살을 줄여 이르는 말 / 지옥과 중생을 구제하는 보살 / 아이·임산부·여행자를 수호하는 보살
Vietnamese Meaning
(Phật giáo) tên gọi tắt của Địa Tạng Bồ Tát (Ksitigarbha) / Vị bồ tát bảo hộ trẻ em, phụ nữ mang thai, người đi đường và cứu độ ở cõi âm
Tagalog Meaning
si Jizō (Ksitigarbha), bodhisattva sa Budismo / tagapangalaga ng mga bata, buntis, manlalakbay, at mga kaluluwa sa daigdig ng mga patay
Sense（1）
(Buddhism) Short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld
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(Buddhism) Short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld
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地蔵
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This Jizo is cherished as the guardian deity of the village.
This Jizo is cherished as the guardian deity of the village.
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この地蔵は、村の守り神として大切にされています。
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