noun

  1. Buddhist term.the dharma eye.
  2. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism. Abbreviation.
  3. title bestowed upon doctors, etc.. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
法眼 ほうげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

method, law, rule
ホウ ハッ ほ (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
eyeball
め ガン まなこ (5th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant