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弥勒

弥勒

See also: 彌勒

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 弥勒 – see 彌勒. (This term, 弥勒, is the simplified form of 彌勒.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弥	勒
み Grade: S	ろく Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彌勒 ‎(mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय ‎(maitreya)

Pronunciation

On'yomi: Goon
(Tokyo) みろく [mìrókú] (Heiban - [0])
IPA^(key): [miɺ̠o̞kɯᵝ]

Proper noun

弥勒 ‎(hiragana みろく, romaji Miroku)

(Buddhism) Maitreya
(Buddhism) Maitreya-nātha
a city in Yunnan Province, China

Derived terms

弥 (み)勒 (ろく)菩 (ぼ)薩 (さつ) ‎(Miroku Bosatsu)