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    3. 色即是空

    色即是空

    色しき即そく是ぜ空くう

    form is emptiness

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    しきそくぜくう

    Noun

    1.
    form is emptiness, matter is void, all is vanity
    yojijukugoBuddhism

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    色
    いろ…(4)
    color
    即
    つ.く・つ.ける・すなわ.ち…(1)
    instant・namely・as is・conform・agree…(1)
    是
    これ・この・ここ…(7)
    just so・this・right・justice
    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
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