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禅 (ぜん): Zen (Buddhism) — Japanese vocabulary

禅 is read ぜん and means "Zen (Buddhism)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

禅

Reading
ぜん · zen
Translation
Zen (Buddhism)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ぜんがぜんが

Example

禅は私たちの心を鍛練するといわれる。

ぜんはわたしたちのこころをたんれんするといわれる。

They say Zen cultivates our mind.

Kanji in this word

  • 禅 — Zen, Silent Meditation

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