じぞう
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Pitch accent
ぞう
Composed of
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance