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Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • (Buddhism) prajñā, Buddhist wisdom
  • (Noh) a type of mask with the appearance of a grinning horned demoness
  • a kind of 家紋 (family crest) featuring a hannya mask
  • the or ,
  • a dreadful face
  • a 伽羅 (tr=kyara)-class aromatic wood

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (intelligence, wisdom, understanding) borrowed from Pali paññā (wisdom, reason, intelligence, knowledge).

Origin

Pali

paññā

Gloss

wisdom, reason, intelligence, knowledge

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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