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釈迦 is the way to write Shakyamuni in Japanese.
It's just two Kanji, the first is a simplified version of the one used in Chinese for Shakyamuni, and the second one is identical to the Chinese.
This refers to the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama, 563 BCE-483 BCE) also known as Sakyamuni and Gautama Buddha.
This has a very good meaning in Japanese but is an odd selection for a wall scroll. It appears here more for reference.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 釈迦 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
釈迦 see styles |
shaka しゃか |
More info & calligraphy: Shakyamuni / The Buddha |
お釈迦 see styles |
oshaka おしゃか |
(1) poorly made or ruined articles; (2) the Buddha |
大釈迦 see styles |
daishaka だいしゃか |
(place-name) Daishaka |
寝釈迦 see styles |
neshaka; nejaka ねしゃか; ねじゃか |
(See 涅槃像) image of the recumbent Buddha |
御釈迦 see styles |
oshaka おしゃか |
(1) poorly made or ruined articles; (2) the Buddha; (surname) Oshaka |
釈迦内 see styles |
shakanai しゃかない |
(place-name) Shakanai |
釈迦十 see styles |
shakajuu; shakatoo / shakaju; shakatoo しゃかじゅう; しゃかとお |
{cards} (See めくりカルタ・1) 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta) |
釈迦堂 see styles |
shiyakadou / shiyakado しやかどう |
(surname) Shiyakadou |
釈迦塚 see styles |
shakazuka しゃかづか |
(place-name) Shakazuka |
釈迦寺 see styles |
shakaji しゃかじ |
(place-name) Shakaji |
釈迦岳 see styles |
shakadake しゃかだけ |
(personal name) Shakadake |
釈迦嶺 see styles |
shakamine しゃかみね |
(personal name) Shakamine |
釈迦戸 see styles |
shiyakado しやかど |
(surname) Shiyakado |
釈迦池 see styles |
shakaike しゃかいけ |
(place-name) Shakaike |
釈迦浜 see styles |
shakama しゃかま |
(place-name) Shakama |
釈迦町 see styles |
shakamachi しゃかまち |
(place-name) Shakamachi |
釈迦谷 see styles |
shakayatsu しゃかやつ |
(place-name) Shakayatsu |
釈迦郡 see styles |
shiyakagoori しやかごおり |
(surname) Shiyakagoori |
釈迦野 see styles |
shakano しゃかの |
(surname) Shakano |
釈迦院 see styles |
shakain しゃかいん |
(surname) Shakain |
釈迦頭 see styles |
shakatou / shakato しゃかとう |
(See 蕃茘枝) sugar apple; sweetsop (fruit) |
お釈迦様 see styles |
oshakasan おしゃかさん oshakasama おしゃかさま |
Buddha; Shakyamuni |
出釈迦山 see styles |
shushakayama しゅしゃかやま |
(surname) Shushakayama |
大釈迦川 see styles |
daishakagawa だいしゃかがわ |
(personal name) Daishakagawa |
大釈迦駅 see styles |
daishakaeki だいしゃかえき |
(st) Daishaka Station |
小釈迦内 see styles |
koshakanai こしゃかない |
(place-name) Koshakanai |
御釈迦様 see styles |
oshakasan おしゃかさん oshakasama おしゃかさま |
Buddha; Shakyamuni |
釈迦ケ岳 see styles |
shakagadake しゃかがだけ |
(personal name) Shakagadake |
釈迦ヶ嶽 see styles |
shakagatake しゃかがたけ |
(surname) Shakagatake |
釈迦ヶ生 see styles |
shakagaue しゃかがうえ |
(place-name) Shakagaue |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Shakyamuni The Buddha | 釈迦 | sha ka / shaka | shì jiā / shi4 jia1 / shi jia / shijia | shih chia / shihchia |
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