にゃ

noun

  1. Buddhist term.prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment).
  2. Messages.noh.hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy).
  3. dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にゃ
般若 はんにゃ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

carrier, carry, all
ハン (Early Jr. High, N2)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (Early Jr. High, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
young, if, perhaps
わか.い ジャク ニャ (6th, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)