Buddhist enrichment of Sino-Japanese vocabulary
Language Log 2023-02-08
Summary:
I'm often surprised by the number of terms in modern Japanese that have their roots in ancient Buddhist usage. Some of the most common ones are introduced in this article by Brendan Craine from The Japan Times (2/2/23): "The Buddhist terms that find their way into everyday conversation" A good example is aisatstu あいさつ / […]