JLPT N3 · Noun

禅 (zen)

禅 (ぜん, zen) is a Japanese noun meaning “dhyana (profound meditation)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぜん
Romaji: zen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

dhyana (profound meditation) · noun · abbreviation
Zen (Buddhism) · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

禅は私たちの心を鍛練するといわれる。

They say Zen cultivates our mind.

Tatoeba #140731

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 禅

禅

Zen, silent meditationゼン・セン・しずか・ゆず.る · 13 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1396420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.