さん
三
ま
昧
や
耶

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. time.
  2. meeting, coming together.
  3. equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
三
ま
昧
や
耶
 三昧耶 さんまや
さ
三
ま
昧
や
耶
 三昧耶 さまや
さん
三
まい
昧
や
耶
 三昧耶 さんまいや
さん
三
ま
摩
や
耶
 三摩耶 さんまや
さ
三
ま
摩
や
耶
 三摩耶 さまや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
dark, foolish
マイ　バイ　くら.い (11th)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
question mark
ヤ　ジャ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)