Last update September 28, 2025

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Japanese Tourism Glossary - Z

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Japanese	Kanji	English
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Zashiki	座敷	a formal audience hall
Zen	禅	the Zen denomination; meditation
Zen-shū	禅宗	the Zen denomination (a Buddhist denomination founded by Bodhidharma in China; includes the Rinzai and Sōtō denominations in Japan)
Zōjō-ten	増長天	Virudhaka (Patron of Growth) (one of the Four Heavenly Kings; protectors of Buddhism; protects the south)

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