せんぼう

    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. penitence by chanting sutras; confession (of sins); Tendai ritual of chanting Lotus Sutra or to Kanzeon, Amida, or Kichijoten for forgiveness of sins performed unknowinglyBuddhism
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
  3. penitence sutraBuddhism
  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  5. guidebook to penitenceBuddhism
Forms
  • せんぼう
  • せんぼう