ざんまい
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
when read as "さんまい"
Suffix
2. being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content
usu. ざんまい
3. prone to; apt to
usu. ざんまい
Kanji used
three
vague
Pitch accent
んまい
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
indulging in every possible luxury
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
being absorbed in reading
being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
(engaging in a) knife fight
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
taking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy
complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer); one-practice absorption
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself