数珠じゅず

See also: 數珠じゅず

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 数かず珠たま – see 數珠じゅず (“prayer beads; rosary”). (This term is the simplified form of 數珠じゅず).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
数かず	珠たま
す > ず Grade: 2	す > ず Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
數珠じゅず (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
数かず	珠たま
しゅ > じゅ Grade: 2	す > ず Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
數珠じゅず (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• (honorific) お数珠じゅず(じゅず) (o-juzu)

Etymology

Literally, “counting pearls”, referring to their use in counting the number of chants recited of the Buddha's name (念仏ねんぶつ (nenbutsu)). (Though the beads are used for other purposes, such as simply holding them during prayer.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅず [jùzúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) じゅず [jùzú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨzɨ]

• (Tokyo) ずず [zùzúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zɨzɨ]

Noun

数かず(じゅ)珠たま(ず) or 数かず(ず)珠たま(ず) • (juzu or zuzu) 

1. (Buddhism) prayer beads

See also

• ロザリオ (rozario)