同行二人

Japanese
Kanji in this term
同 行 二 人
どう
Grade: 2		 ぎょう
Grade: 2		 に
Grade: 1		 にん
Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

Literally “two persons on the same journey”. That is, the pilgrim walks alongside 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) どーぎょーに​にん [dòógyóó níꜜnìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːɡʲo̞ː ɲ̟iɲ̟ĩɴ]

Phrase

同(どう)行(ぎょう)二(に)人(にん) • (dōgyō ninin) ←どうぎやうににん (dougyauninin)?

  1. (Buddhism) a phrase written on walking sticks, hats, and other implements of pilgrims walking along the 四国巡礼 (Shikoku Junrei, “Shikoku pilgrimage”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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