noun

Abbreviation.
  1. Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travelers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha, Jizō.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
地蔵 じぞう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ground, earth
チ ジ どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
storehouse, hide, own
くら ゾウ くろう (6th, N2)
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
しげ.る モ うむさ (7th, N1)
grass(⾋) variant
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
retainer, subject
シン とみ おみ (4th, N2)