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：2026/01/13
阿吽
Hiragana
あうん
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
仏教用語。「阿」と「吽」。サンスクリット語の最初の音と最後の音で、宇宙の始まりと終わり、あらゆるものの全体を象徴する語。寺院の仁王像や狛犬などが、一方は口を開いた「阿形」、他方は口を閉じた「吽形」として対になって置かれることからも知られる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ふたりやふたつのものが、とてもなかよく、心をそろえているようすをあらわすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
佛教术语，梵语音节“阿”与“吽”的合称，象征始与终 / 指寺庙成对守护像的开口与闭口形象（阿吽像）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
佛教用語，指梵語首尾兩音「阿」與「吽」之合稱，象徵萬物的始與終 / 指寺院門前成對守護像的一開口一閉口口形（阿形與吽形） / 引申為彼此間的默契、合拍
Korean Meaning
불교에서 첫소리와 마지막 소리를 상징하는 두 음절 ‘아’와 ‘운’을 합친 말 / 사찰의 한 쌍 수호상에서 입을 연 것(아)과 다문 것(운)을 가리키는 상징
Indonesian
A‑un; pasangan suku kata (‘a’ dan ‘un’) dalam Buddhisme, lambang awal–akhir. / Nama sepasang patung penjaga kuil; satu mulut ‘a’, satu ‘un’. / Kiasan: keselarasan/koordinasi sempurna dua pihak.
Vietnamese Meaning
cặp âm “A” và “Un” biểu trưng cho khởi đầu và kết thúc trong Phật giáo / sự hòa hợp, nhịp thở đồng điệu giữa hai bên (“A–un”) / đôi tượng hộ pháp miệng mở (“A”) và miệng khép (“Un”) trước đền chùa
Tagalog Meaning
magkaparis na tunog na “a” at “un” sa Budismo (simula at wakas) / magkapares na bantay na estatwa na bukas at sarado ang bibig / tahimik na pagkakaunawaan; sabayang kilos
Sense（1）
(Buddhism) A-un
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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I meditated, focusing on the A-un breathing.
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阿吽の呼吸を意識して、瞑想を行いました。
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