さん
三
ま
昧
や
耶
かい
戒

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
三
ま
昧
や
耶
かい
戒
 三昧耶戒 さんまやかい
さん
三
ま
摩
や
耶
かい
戒
 三摩耶戒 さんまやかい

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)
commandment
カイ　いまし.める (7th, N1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)