観世音 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Goddess of Compassion

Long or more formal Japanese version of this title

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guān shì yīn

kan ze on

観世音 is the more extended and more formal Japanese version of Bodhisattva of Compassion or Guan Yin.

In Japanese, this is pronounced Kanzeon. The Chinese version is a bit more common in Asia, but in Japanese, they use a slight variation of the first character. Choose this version only if your intended audience is specifically Japanese.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
観世音 see styles	kanzenon かんぜのん	More info & calligraphy: Goddess of Compassion Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (place-name) Kanzenon
岳観世音 see styles	dakekanzeon だけかんぜおん	岳観世音 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dakekanzeon
正観世音 see styles	shoukanzenon / shokanzenon しょうかんぜのん	正観世音 Custom Scroll (Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
聖観世音 see styles	shoukanzenon / shokanzenon しょうかんぜのん	聖観世音 Custom Scroll (Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
観世音堂 see styles	kanzeondou / kanzeondo かんぜおんどう	観世音堂 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kanzeondou
観世音寺 see styles	kanzeonji かんぜおんじ	観世音寺 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kanzeonji
小野観世音 see styles	onokanzeon おのかんぜおん	小野観世音 Custom Scroll (place-name) Onokanzeon
観世音菩薩 see styles	kanzeonbosatsu かんぜおんぼさつ	観世音菩薩 Custom Scroll (See 観音) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
馬頭観世音 see styles	batoukanzeon / batokanzeon ばとうかんぜおん	馬頭観世音 Custom Scroll (place-name) Batoukanzeon
高寺観世音 see styles	takaderakanzeon たかでらかんぜおん	高寺観世音 Custom Scroll (place-name) Takaderakanzeon
十一面観世音 see styles	juuichimenkanzeon / juichimenkanzeon じゅういちめんかんぜおん	十一面観世音 Custom Scroll (See 観世音) Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
観世音寺境内 see styles	kanzeonjikeidai / kanzeonjikedai かんぜおんじけいだい	観世音寺境内 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kanzeonjikeidai
大塚御手観世音 see styles	ootsukagoshukanzeon おおつかごしゅかんぜおん	大塚御手観世音 Custom Scroll (place-name) Ootsukagoshukanzeon
観世音寺子院跡 see styles	kanzeonjikoinato かんぜおんじこいんあと	観世音寺子院跡 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kanzeonjikoin'ato
Variations: 聖観世音正観世音 see styles	shoukanzenon / shokanzenon しょうかんぜのん	{Buddh} (See 観世音) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
Variations: 観世音觀世音(oK) see styles	kanzeon かんぜおん	(See 観音) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Goddess of Compassion	観世音	kan ze on / kanzeon	guān shì yīn guan1 shi4 yin1 guan shi yin guanshiyin	kuan shih yin kuanshihyin