Japanese Word Entry
醍醐| Kana: | だいご |
| Romaji: | daigo |
| Definition: | ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours), the ultimate truth of Buddhism, nirvana |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 醍 | whey, good Buddhist teaching, essential oil of butter |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄧˊ (tí), ㄊㄧˇ (tǐ) |
| Cantonese: | tai4 |
| Japanese: | ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai)、 テイ (tei) |
| Korean: | 제 (je) |
| Vietnamese: | thể, đề |
| 醐 | boiled butter, purest cream |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨˊ (hú) |
| Cantonese: | wu4 |
| Japanese: | ゴ (go)、 コ (ko) |
| Korean: | 호 (ho) |
| Vietnamese: | hồ |