経

きょう【経】

sutra

/súːtrə/ 〖C〗 経， 経典.

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I

きょう【経】

a sutra; the Buddhist scriptures.

●経をあげる[読む] chant [recite, read] a sutra

・お経を読むように in a singsong tone [chant, manner]

・坊さんにお経を読んでもらう have a sutra [sutras] chanted [recited] by a (Buddhist) priest.

経箱 a casket for sutras.

お経料 a fee for recitation of a sutra [sutras]; a (Buddhist) priest's fee.

II

けい【経】

〔織物のたて糸〕 the warp; 〔経度〕 longitude; 〔経典〕 a scripture; a sutra.

●主人公の生涯を経とし社会背景を緯とした小説 a novel in which the main character's [protagonist's] life is the warp and social background is the woof.