かい
開
きょう
経
げ
偈

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. opening chant of a sutra.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
開
きょう
経
げ
偈
 開経偈 かいきょうげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

open, unfold, unseal
カイ　ひら.く　あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
sutra, longitude, pass thru
ケイ　た.つ　へ.る (5th, N3)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
verse in praise of Buddha, fast, healthy
ゲ　ケツ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
why, how, when
カツ　なんぞ　いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ　カチ　カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)