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：2026/01/04
観音
Hiragana
かんのん
Proper noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
観音は、仏教における慈悲を司る菩薩「観世音菩薩」または「観音菩薩」の略称。また、その信仰や像、観音を祭る寺院や地名などを指す固有名詞としても用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かんのんは、あわれみのこころをもつほとけさまのなまえです。こまるひとをたすけるといわれます。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（佛教）观世音菩萨的简称 / 慈悲与救苦的菩萨 / 部分文化中的“慈悲女神”形象
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
觀世音菩薩的簡稱。 / 佛教中的慈悲菩薩，民間常視為慈悲女神。
Korean Meaning
관세음보살의 약칭. / 자비를 상징하는 보살 아발로키테슈바라. / 동아시아에서 ‘자비의 여신’으로도 알려진 신격.
Vietnamese Meaning
Tên gọi tắt của Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát (Avalokiteshvara), hiện thân của lòng từ bi. / Guanyin/Nữ thần từ bi trong một số văn hóa.
Tagalog Meaning
Kannon; bodhisattva ng awa (Avalokiteshvara) / Guanyin; diyosa ng awa (sa ilang kultura)
Sense（1）
(Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy
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(Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy
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観音
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We went to Kannon Temple.
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私たちは観音寺に行きました。
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