須弥

This is the 5231st most frequent Japanese word.


須弥

須弥 (Shumi): The sacred Mount Meru in Buddhist cosmology.


Here, 須弥 is part of the proper noun 須弥山, referring specifically to Mount Sumeru in Buddhist cosmology.

須弥山(しゅみせん)は伝説的な山とされています。

Mount Sumeru is considered a mythical mountain.


In this sentence, 須弥 is used metaphorically to represent a high, revered place or a divine realm.

彼らの祈りは須弥にも届いたと言われます。

It is said that their prayers reached even Sumeru.


Here, 須弥 is referred to symbolically as an embodiment of magnificence or grandeur.

須弥の盛大さを表現する詩が多く存在します。

Many poems exist that describe the grandeur of Sumeru.