ぜん
禅
もん
問
どう
答

noun

  1. Zen dialog, Zen questions and answers.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
禅
もん
問
どう
答
 禅問答 ぜんもんどう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Zen, silent meditation
ゼン　しずか　ゆず.る (9th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
question, ask, problem
モン　と.う　とん (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
solution, answer
こた.える　トウ　どう (2nd, N4)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
fit, suit, join
あ.う　あい-　ゴウ (2nd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)