臨済宗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	済	宗
りん Grade: 6	さい > ざい Grade: 6	しゅう Grade: 6

Alternative spelling
臨濟宗 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩnd͡za̠iɕɨː]

Proper noun

臨(りん)済(ざい)宗(しゅう) • (Rinzaishū)

(Buddhism) Rinzai school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism

See also

曹洞宗(そうとうしゅう) (Sōtōshū, a sect of Zen Buddhism)
黄檗宗(おうばくしゅう) (Ōbakushū, a sect of Zen Buddhism)

References

“臨済宗”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025