菩薩

Etymology 1
, itself from or. Later semantically extended to refer to a particularly virtuous person. 

Noun

 * 1)  bodhisattva
 * 2)  kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person

Etymology 2
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Etymology 1
→ →  →

Shift from bosachi below, adopting the kan'on reading for the second character, possibly indicating a later borrowing or other influence from. Ultimately from     or.

Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)   a bodhisattva
 * 2)  a title granted by the imperial court to notably virtuous high-ranking monks
 * 3)  a title applied to native Shinto deities after the spread of
 * 4) in gagaku circles, a dancer dressed up as a bodhisattva
 * : rice grains
 * 1)  a maidservant who cooks rice
 * 1)  a maidservant who cooks rice

Proper noun

 * 1) title of a piece of gagaku, categorized in the  style

Etymology 2
→

From, an abbreviation of , itself a transliteration of  or. Uses the goon for both characters, indicating an earlier borrowing from 🇨🇬 than the bosatsu reading above.

Noun

 * 1)   a bodhisattva

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  bodhisattva