| 観世音;觀世音 | [かんぜおん, kanzeon] (n) Kannon; Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Kwannon; Kuan Yin; Goddess of Mercy; Guan Yin [Add to Longdo] |
| kwan-yin | (n) (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon, Syn. Kuan Yin |