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観音 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Goddess of Compassion

 guān yīn
 kan non
Goddess of Compassion Scroll

観音 is the specifically Japanese version of Bodhisattva of Compassion or Guan Yin.

In Japanese, this is pronounced Kannon and occasionally spelled Kwannon. The Chinese version is a bit more commonly seen in Asia. However, in Japanese, there is a slight variation with the first character.

Some time ago, a camera company in Japan named their company after this Buddhist deity. That camera company is still known as Canon (they chose a “C” instead of a “K” when they Romanized this name).

Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

 guān yīn
 kwun yum
 kan non
Goddess of Mercy and Compassion Scroll

觀音/観音 is the Buddhist deity known as the Goddess of Mercy or Bodhisattva of Compassion.

In Chinese, the proper name of this being is Guan Yin. There is some debate as to whether Guan Yin is female. The argument comes from some scripture that suggests Buddhist deities take on the male form. Others say that Guan Yin has no sex. And still, others are okay with the female representation of Guan Yin.

This bodhisattva is also known or Romanized in the following ways:
Mandarin Chinese: Guan Yin, Kuan Yin, Kwan Yin.
Japanese: Kannon, Kwannon.
Sanskrit: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.
Korean: Gwan-eum.
Vietnamese: Quan Âm.
Thai: Kuan Eim.
English: Bodhisattva of Mercy and Salvation, Goddess of Compassion, Buddha of Mercy, et al.

Note: The first character has a slight variation in Japanese. If your audience is specifically Japanese, you may want to select that version.

Senju Kannon

 senju kannon
Senju Kannon Scroll

千手観音 is Senju Kannon, a Japanese title for the thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara or thousand-armed Kannon (Buddhist deity/goddess of compassion).


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

観音

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 mine
    みね

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Goddess of Compassion
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (female given name) Mine

千手観音

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 senjukannon
    せんじゅかんのん

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Senju Kannon
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon; (dei) thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon

一観音

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 ichikannon
    いちかんのん
(place-name) Ichikannon

七観音

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 shichikannon
    しちかんのん
(1) (See 観世音) the seven forms of Avalokitesvara; (2) the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto; (place-name) Shichikannon

元観音

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 motokannon
    もとかんのん
(place-name) Motokannon

六観音

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 rokukannon; rokkannon
    ろくかんのん; ろっかんのん
(See 六道) the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms); (place-name) Rokkannon

南観音

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 minamikannon
    みなみかんのん
(place-name) Minamikannon

岩観音

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 iwakannon
    いわかんのん
(place-name) Iwakannon

新観音

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 shinkannon
    しんかんのん
(place-name) Shinkannon

東観音

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 higashikannon
    ひがしかんのん
(place-name) Higashikannon

正観音

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 shoukannon / shokannon
    しょうかんのん
(Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

百観音

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 hyakkannon
    ひゃっかんのん
(place-name) Hyakkannon

石観音

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 ishigannon
    いしがんのん
(place-name) Ishigannon

穴観音

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 anakannon
    あなかんのん
(place-name) Anakannon

聖観音

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 shoukannon / shokannon
    しょうかんのん
(Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

西観音

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 nishikannon
    にしかんのん
(place-name) Nishikannon

観音下

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 kanagaso
    かながそ
(place-name) Kanagaso

観音作

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 kannonsaku
    かんのんさく
(place-name) Kannonsaku

観音前

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 kannonmae
    かんのんまえ
(place-name) Kannonmae

観音北

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 kannonkita
    かんのんきた
(place-name) Kannonkita

観音原

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 kannonbara
    かんのんばら
(place-name) Kannonbara

観音台

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 kannondai
    かんのんだい
(place-name) Kannondai

観音向

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 kannonmukai
    かんのんむかい
(place-name) Kannonmukai

観音坂

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 kannonzaka
    かんのんざか
(place-name) Kannonzaka

観音堂

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 kannondou / kannondo
    かんのんどう
temple dedicated to Kannon; (place-name) Kannondou

観音子

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 kanoko
    かのこ
(female given name) Kanoko

観音寺

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 kannonji
    かんのんじ
(place-name, surname) Kannonji

観音山

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 kannonyama
    かんのんやま
(place-name) Kannon'yama

観音岩

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 kannoniwa
    かんのんいわ
(personal name) Kannon'iwa

観音岬

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 kannonmisaki
    かんのんみさき
(personal name) Kannonmisaki

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Goddess of Compassion観音kan non / kannonguān yīn / guan1 yin1 / guan yin / guanyinkuan yin / kuanyin
Goddess of Mercy and Compassion觀音 / 観音
观音
kan non / kannonguān yīn / guan1 yin1 / guan yin / guanyinkuan yin / kuanyin
Senju Kannon千手観音senju kannon
senjukannon
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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