[しょうみょう, shoumyou] (n) (1) (See 五明) sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies); (2) { Buddh } chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese) #7548
[いっしょうせんきん, isshousenkin] (exp) A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman
[かんぎん, kangin] (n, vs) emotional chanting or recitation
[ぎんえい, gin'ei] (n, vs) recitation or chanting of a poem
[かたりく, katariku] (n) (1) story; tale; (2) (See 平曲) unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting
[くしょう, kushou] (n) { Buddh } (See 念仏) chanting the invocation to Amida Buddha
[くしょうねんぶつ, kushounenbutsu] (n) { Buddh } (See 観念念仏) chanting an invocation (to Amida Buddha); reciting a prayer
[こうしょう, koushou] (n, vs) chanting or singing in a loud voice
[とないかた, tonaikata] (n) method of chanting
[しょうみょう, shoumyou] (n, vs) intoning or chanting the name of the Buddha
[しんねんくしょう, shinnenkushou] (n) { Buddh } contemplating Buddha while chanting his name
[せいしょう, seishou] (n, vs, adj-no) singing or chanting in unison; (P)
[しらごえ;しらこえ, shiragoe ; shirakoe] (n) (1) shrill voice; (2) (usu. 素声) (See 平曲) unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; (3) part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh)
[どきょう;どっきょう, dokyou ; dokkyou] (n, vs) sutra chanting
[ねんぶつおどり, nenbutsuodori] (n) (See 踊り念仏) Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
[なやましい, nayamashii] (adj-i) (1) seductive; carnal; enchanting; (2) troubling; difficult; thorny; hard; (3) anxious; uneasy
[のうえん, nouen] (adj-na, n) charming; bewitching; enchanting
[へいけびわ, heikebiwa] (n) chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
[へいきょく, heikyoku] (n) chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
[ぼだいをとむらう, bodaiwotomurau] (exp, v5u) to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
[みわくてき, miwakuteki] (adj-na) charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating; alluring
[たえなる, taenaru] (adj-pn) (See 妙なる調べ・たえなるしらべ) exquisite (e.g. melody); melodious; delicate; enchanting
[たえなるしらべ, taenarushirabe] (n) enchanting melody; sweet tune
[ようか, youka] (n) enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
[うたい, utai] (n) noh chanting; recitation; (P)
[おどりねんぶつ, odorinenbutsu] (n) Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
[じゅきょう;ずきょう, jukyou ; zukyou] (n, vs) chanting or reading the sutras
[ふぎん, fugin] (n) { Buddh } chanting of the sutras