菩提（ぼだい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: bodhi/enlightenment
Example sentences
- 菩提を求めて修行する。 — He trains in pursuit of enlightenment.
- 菩提を願って祈る。 — They pray, wishing for enlightenment.
Idioms & proverbs containing “菩提”
- 発菩提心 (ほつぼだいしん) — deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening
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