びゃ

noun

  1. whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha, urna.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
びゃ
白毫 びゃくごう
びゃ
白亳
白亳 びゃくごう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
fine hair, brush, not at all
ゴウ ごう.も すこし (Kentei 1)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)