彼岸
Meanings
Noun
1. equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
2. Buddhist services during the equinoctial week (Abbreviation)
3. nirvana
4. opposite bank; opposite shore; shore on the other side (Formal)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひがん
ひがん
Used in vocabulary
彼岸桜
higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox)
Noun
Examples1
暑
No heat or cold lasts beyond the equinox.