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Search Terms: 精進*, しょうじん*

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
concentration, diligence, devotion
2.
asceticism, zeal in one's quest for enlightenment
See also:六波羅蜜
3.
adherence to a vegetarian diet
Other readings:
精進【そうじん】[1]
精進【しょうじ】[1]
精進【そうじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

しょうじ
shoujin-unagi
noun
tofu-based mock eel dish(food term)
Other readings:
精進鰻【しょうじんうなぎ】
精進ウナギ【しょうじんウナギ】

noun
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence

しょうじんお
shoujin-otoshi
noun
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
Other readings:
精進落し【しょうじんおとし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat(yojijukugo)

noun
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
See also:生臭物
Other readings:
精進物【そうじもの】[1]
精進もの【しょうじんもの】
精進もの【そうじもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

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てんさい
天才
れいかん
霊感
、99
しょうじ
精進
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration