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    3. 如是

    如是

    如にょ是ぜ

    ("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra)

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    にょぜ

    Noun

    1.
    ("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra)
    Buddhism
    2.
    ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    如
    ごと.し…(6)
    likeness・like・such as・as if・better…(2)
    是
    これ・この・ここ…(7)
    just so・this・right・justice
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