# shomyo

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of Buddhist liturgical chant.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Japanese 声明(しょうみょう) (shōmyō).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shomyo