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Kanji Detail for 醍 - "daigo, essence, refined"
醍
- Meaning
醍 means "daigo, essence, refined."
Daigo - A refined dairy product; the essence.
Red sake - A type of colored rice wine.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
whey; good Buddhist teaching
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
essential oil of butter
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
used in 醍醐[ti2 hu2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
essential oil of butter
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Wine that is clear and red is called 醍. | 醍醐. The oil-like substance that congeals on top of cream. Its flavor is most rich. Therefore hearing profound doctrine is compared to 灌頂醍醐 (pouring ghee on the head). Originally a Buddhist expression.
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