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：2026/01/08
猊下
Hiragana
げいか
Noun
attributive
rare
Japanese Meaning
敬意を込めて宗教指導者などを呼ぶときの尊称。「〜のお言葉」などの形で用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうやキリストきょうで、とてもえらいひとをよぶときのていねいなことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（佛教，罕用，作定语）狮子宝座之下，仰视之处 / （佛教、基督教）对高阶宗教领袖的尊称（如教宗、枢机主教、上座僧）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（佛教，罕）猊座（獅子座）之下。 / （佛教、基督宗教）對教宗、樞機卿、大主教或高僧的敬稱。
Korean Meaning
(불교, 드물게) 사자좌 아래에서 우러러봄을 뜻하는 말 / (불교·기독교) 최고 성직자에 대한 존칭; 성하, 각하
Indonesian
sapaan kehormatan untuk pemuka agama tingkat tinggi (Buddha/Kristen): “Paduka Suci”, “Yang Mulia” / (jarang) di bawah singgasana singa; memandang ke atas dari bawah
Vietnamese Meaning
(Phật giáo, hiếm) dưới ngai sư tử; nhìn lên từ dưới tòa / (Tôn giáo) cách xưng kính: Đức Thánh Cha (Your Holiness) / (Tôn giáo) cách xưng kính: Đức Hồng Y/Đức Tổng (Your Eminence/Your Grace)
Tagalog Meaning
Kanyang Kabanalan / Kanyang Kabunyian / Kanyang Kadakilaan
Sense（1）
(Buddhism, rare, attributive) down a lion throne, looking up
Sense（2）
(Buddhism, Christianity) Your Holiness; His Holiness; Your Grace; His Grace; Your Eminence; His Eminence
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Quizzes for review
(Buddhism, rare, attributive) down a lion throne, looking up / (Buddhism, Christianity) Your Holiness; His Holiness; Your Grace; His Grace; Your Eminence; His Eminence
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猊下
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I learned about the concept of 'Nigoshita' in Buddhism.
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私は仏教の猊下の概念について学びました。
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