悟(さと)り

さとり
noun
enlightenment
1. enlightenment
enlightenment; spiritual awakening (Buddhist concept)
悟(さと)りを開(ひら)く。
To attain enlightenment.
彼(かれ)は長年(ながねん)の修行(しゅぎょう)を経(へ)て悟(さと)りに至(いた)った。
He reached enlightenment after many years of training.
禅(ぜん)の世界(せかい)では、悟(さと)りは突然(とつぜん)やってくるものとされる。
In the world of Zen, enlightenment is said to come suddenly.

悟(さと)り is the noun form of the verb 悟(さと)る (to realize, to understand). In Buddhist contexts, it refers to spiritual awakening or enlightenment.

Key expressions:

  • 悟(さと)りを開(ひら)く (to attain enlightenment)
  • 悟(さと)りに至(いた)る (to reach enlightenment)
  • 悟(さと)りの境地(きょうち) (state of enlightenment)

In everyday usage, 悟(さと)り can also refer to a profound realization or acceptance of truth about life.

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