| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 禅 | ぜん | dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism) |
| 禅寺 | ぜんでら | Zen temple |
| 座禅 | ざぜん | zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) |
| 禅宗 | ぜんしゅう | Zen (Buddhism) |
| 友禅染め | ゆうぜんぞめ | type of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process |
| 禅僧 | ぜんそう | Zen priest |
| 禅譲 | ぜんじょう | (historical, in China) abdication by an emperor in favor (favour) of a more virtuous successor |
| 禅問答 | ぜんもんどう | Zen dialogue, Zen questions and answers |
| 坐禅 | ざぜん | zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) |
| 参禅 | さんぜん | Zen meditation, meditative consultation with the head abbot |
