Kongo - Kongo

Japanese: 金剛 - こんごう

[1] (noun) (a translation of vajra. Transliterated as bāṇḍra, bāsara, etc.; meaning the hardest of metals)① A Buddhist term. (a) The hardest metal. It refers to the diamond as a jewel or the vajra as a weapon. ※Sandai Jitsuroku, Third Year of the Jogan Era (861), March 14th: “All the people are happy. The four realms are calm. The heavenly officials and the vajra are in charge. All _are _protected by one vajra.” (Mahavairocana Sutra, 1) (b) A metaphor for something extremely solid and indestructible. A metaphor for someone who has practiced Buddhism and is not confused by anything. ※Ojoyoshu (984-985), Daibun 2: “The diamond body is not subject _to _{two or} three great dark sufferings.” (Shinkōkan Sutra, 5) ② An abbreviation of “kongo-kai (the diamond realm).” ※Horyu-ji Temple Garan Engi and Ryuki Shizaicho - Tenpyo 19 (747) "11 Gigaku instruments, (abbreviated) 1 Wu Gong mask (clothing), 1 Kongo mask (clothing)" ③ Abbreviation of "Kongourikishi (Vajrayana wrestlers)". ※Mingashu (around 1313-28) Vol. 1, Waryo-zen-jujitsu-saku-sou "Question on Kongo's longevity, Gyokutsu-hyo-pan-kalpa spring before" ④ "Kongou-doji (Vajrayana boy)". ※Soga Monogatari (around the Northern and Southern Dynasties) Vol. 1 "The main image of the later seven days is Ususama Kongautokau boy" ⑤ Abbreviation of "Kongou-zori ( Vajrayana sandals)". ※Gikeiki ( Muromachi period) vol. 2 "He wore a haori of raw silk, a scarlet belly warmer, and kongo sandals " ⑥ (from the fact that he often handled kongo sandals) A sandal bearer for actors and men. A male attendant for an actor. A sender. [Kanazoshi, Miyako Fuzoku Kan (1681)] ⑦ = Kongo-ryu (Kongo school) [2] [one] = Kongo-za (Kongo troupe) (2) ※Sarugaku Dangi ( 1430 ), Sarugaku troupes "Kongo (Kongo) , Matsu and Take, were two men who came up from Kamakura" [2] A warship of the former Imperial Japanese Navy. Japan's first battlecruiser, completed in England in 1913. Standard displacement 27,500 tons. Converted into a fast battleship in 1937. Sunk off the coast of Taiwan in 1939.

Kongou Kongau [Kongo]

One of the surnames of Noh actors. → Kongo-ryu

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (vajra の訳語。跋闍羅、伐折羅などと音訳。金中最剛の意)① 仏語。(イ) 金属中、最もかたいもの。宝石としての金剛石、または武器としての金剛杵(こんごうしょ)をいう。※三代実録‐貞観三年（861）三月一四日「万民楽。四境恬静。天官冢宰。全保_二金剛_一」〔大日経‐一〕(ロ) きわめて堅固で何物にもこわされないたとえ。仏道を修めた者が、物に迷わないたとえ。※往生要集（984‐985）大文二「金剛之身、無_二五盛陰苦_一」〔心地観経‐五〕② 「こんごうかい（金剛界）」の略。※法隆寺伽藍縁起并流記資財帳‐天平一九年（747）「伎楽壱拾壱具、〈略〉呉公壱面〈衣服具〉、金剛壱面〈衣服具〉」③ 「こんごうりきし（金剛力士）」の略。※岷峨集（1313‐28頃）上・和了然寿日作頌以寄「試問金剛多少寿、玉壺氷泮劫前春」④ 「こんごうどうじ（金剛童子）」のこと。※曾我物語（南北朝頃）一「後七日の本尊には、烏蒭沙摩(うすさま)こんがうとかう童子」⑤ 「こんごうぞうり（金剛草履）」の略。※義経記（室町中か）二「生絹(すずし)の直垂に緋威の腹巻著て、こんごう履(は)いて」⑥ (金剛草履を扱うことが多いところから) 役者、野郎の草履取り。俳優の供男。おくり。〔仮名草子・都風俗鑑（1681）〕⑦ ＝こんごうりゅう（金剛流）[2][一] ＝こんごうざ（金剛座）(二)※申楽談儀（1430）猿楽の諸座「金剛(コンガウ)は、松・竹とて、二人、鎌倉より上りし者也」[二] 旧日本海軍の軍艦。大正二年（一九一三）イギリスで完成した日本最初の巡洋戦艦。常備排水量二七五〇〇トン。昭和一二年（一九三七）高速戦艦に改装。同一九年台湾沖で沈没。