ぜん

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of ぜん – see the following entries.
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[counter] counter for irregularly shaped objects such as desks, armrests, and serving trays
[counter] counter for kami and shrines
[prefix] the last, the previous
[prefix] pre- (of an era)
[suffix] (archaic) ago
[suffix] (archaic) before
3
[noun] entire, complete, overall
[prefix] all, pan-, omni-
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[noun] good, good deed
S
[noun] small Japanese meal tray
[noun] a prepared meal, (especially) food a drink arranged on such a tray
[counter] pairs of chopsticks
[counter] bowls of rice
S
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[noun] (Buddhism) the disciplines and doctrine of Zen Buddhism
[noun] Short for 座禅 (zazen): a sitting position in a Zen meditation
[proper noun] (Buddhism) Short for 禅宗 (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism
[proper noun] a surname
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[suffix] indicates a state (no specific semantic content)
(This term, ぜん (zen), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぜん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぜん.)

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