Kanji Detail for 迦 - "sanskrit transliteration, to come, to meet"

迦

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

迦 means "sanskrit transliteration, to come, to meet."
1. To encounter - To meet; to come across.
2. Sanskrit transliteration - Used in Buddhist terms like "Shakya."
Words using 迦
- 釈迦しゃか Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
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- Verified meaning: sanskrit transliteration, to come, to meet
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

(used phonetically)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

character for transliteration

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

used in transliterations

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

釋迦 (Shakyamuni). A Buddha's name. The founder of Buddhism.
Onyomi

ka(カ)

ke(ケ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

辵辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)
Related Keywords

sanskrit transliteration to come to meet buddhism shakya dharma encounter spirituality

釈迦に経。
You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
釈迦に説法。
Don't teach fish to swim.
それは釈迦に説法というもの。
That's like carrying coals to Newcastle.
釈迦はブッダガヤの菩提樹の下で悟りを開いた。
The Buddha became enlightened under a Bo tree in Bodh Gaya.
仏教は、インドの釈迦を開祖とする宗教である。
Buddhism is a religion founded by the Indian Shakyamuni.
花祭りは、お釈迦さまが生まれたときに天から色とりどりの花や甘露が降り注いだという言い伝えに因んでいます。
The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.