Where does “Kannon” come from?

Kannon (English) comes from Japanese 観音, from Middle Chinese 觀音.

Kannon (English): Kannon, the Japanese version of Guanyin, the Chinese translation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion

Definitions

  1. Kannon, the Japanese version of Guanyin, the Chinese translation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion

Ancestry of “Kannon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese観音Guanyin
2Middle Chinese觀音—
Every word from Middle Chinese 觀音 →Every word from Japanese 観音 →
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