めんぺきねん
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
Buddhist
1. facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
Kanji used
surface
wall
nine
year
Pitch accent
んぺきくねん
Composed of
meditation facing a wall
nine; 9
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)