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入道
Hiragana
にゅうどう
Noun
broadly
Japanese Meaning
仏道に入ること、または出家して仏門に入った人。転じて、頭を剃った男性や、禿頭の怪物を指すこともある。「入道雲」のように、もくもくと湧き上がる雲の名前にも使われるが、この場合は姿形からの連想による名称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おぼうさんになること。また、その人のこと。あたまをそったおとこや、はげあたまのおばけ、まわりみちのいみ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
佛教出家、剃度。 / 出家者（引申指剃光头的男子或秃头妖怪）。 / 绕道；迂回路。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
出家；剃度成為僧侶者 / 光頭男子；禿頭妖怪 / 繞道；迂迴路
Korean Meaning
불교에 출가함, 또는 출가한 사람 / 삭발한 남자 또는 대머리 괴물 / 우회
Vietnamese Meaning
sự xuất gia hoặc người đã xuất gia (Phật giáo) / đàn ông đầu trọc / đường vòng
Tagalog Meaning
pagpasok sa orden ng Budismo o ang pumasok dito / lalaking kalbo o ahit ang ulo; minsan, kalbong halimaw / paglihis ng daan; likong ruta
Sense（1）
(Buddhism) entering the Buddhist priesthood; also the person who became a Buddhist novice
Sense（2）
(by extension) a man with a shaven head
Sense（3）
(by extension) a bald-headed monster
Sense（4）
a detour
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（ romanization ）
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（ hiragana historical ）
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(Buddhism) entering the Buddhist priesthood; also the person who became a Buddhist novice / (by extension) a man with a shaven head / (by extension) a bald-headed monster / a detour
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入道
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He entered the Buddhist priesthood at a young age and devoted his life to the teachings of Buddhism.
He entered the Buddhist priesthood at a young age and devoted his life to the teachings of Buddhism.
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彼は若くして入道し、一生を仏教の教えに捧げました。
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