Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 外典(がいてん) in Japanese

外典
Kana Reading
がいてん, げてん, げでん
Romaji
gaiten, geten, geden
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)
  • Parts of speech
    Buddhist term
    Meaning
    non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

code, ceremony, law, rule

On'Yomi: テン, デン

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

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