Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zendo

/ˈzɛndəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: zen-do
IPA: /ˈzɛndəʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.

Example Sentences

"In the zendo, she settled herself in her teacher’s old seat and looked out over the room at the rows of meditators who were settling on their cushions, turning to face the smooth, white walls."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 禅堂 (zendō).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 禅堂

Inflected Forms

zendos (plural) zendō (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zendo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛndəʊ/.
What does zendo mean?: A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.
Where does zendo come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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