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kannon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
kan-non
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Kannon, the Japanese version of Guanyin, the Chinese translation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 観音 (Kannon), from Middle Chinese 觀音 (MC kwan 'im), a translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (avalokiteśvara).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 観音, -, अवलोकितेश्वर

Inflected Forms

Kwannon (alternative, dated)

Questions

What does kannon mean?
Kannon, the Japanese version of Guanyin, the Chinese translation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.
Where does kannon come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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