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Kanji Detail for 唵 - "hold, om"
唵
- Meaning
唵 means "hold, om."
Hold - To keep in the mouth.
Om - The Sanskrit syllable "om" transliterated.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
syllable
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
used in Buddhist texts to transliterate non-Chinese sounds; to eat with the hand
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to eat with one's hands; used in transliterations
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Often used in Sanskrit mantras. A vocalization word.
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