Practice JLPTMeaning
禅 (ぜん, zen) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “Zen (Buddhism)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は 禅に 興味を 持っています
He is interested in Zen.
字は我禅。
His azana (popular name) was Gazen.
彼は座禅を組んだ。
He sat in Zen meditation.
法名然翁禅昭禅定門。
His posthumous Buddhist name was
上杉禅秀（禅秀）の子。
Son of Zenshu UESUGI.
中国では禅定が同義語。
In China, the word Dhyana (Meditation,
彼は 座禅を 組んだ。
He sat in Zen meditation.
私は寺に座禅に行った。
I went to go meditate at the temple.「
座禅は 集中 力を 養う
Zen meditation nurtures concentration.
和様、禅宗様、折衷様がある。
There are Wa-yo (Japanese style), Zenshu-yo (Zen sect style) and Setchu-yo (mixed style between Japanese style and the features of the Zen sect style).
興宗明教禅師.諡号は宏覚禅師。
His shigo (a posthumous name) was Kokaku Zenshi (
宏覚禅師).諡号は禅源大済禅師。
His shigo (a posthumous name) was Zengen Daizai Zenji.