しゃ

noun

  1. image of the recumbent Buddha.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃ
寝釈迦 ねしゃか
じゃ
寝釈迦 ねじゃか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lie down, sleep, rest
ね.る シン い.ぬ (Early Jr. High, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
to invade
snout, hand
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
explanation
シャク しゃ セキ (Early Jr. High, N1)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン ベン サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク セキ さし (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
(used phonetically)
カ ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
add, addition, increase
カ くわ.える (4th, N3)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク