般若 [はんにゃ] /(n) (1) {Buddh} prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment) (san: prajñā)/(n) (2) (See 般若面・はんにゃめん・1) {noh} hannya/mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)/(n) (3) family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask/(n) (4) (See 般若面・はんにゃづら・2) (abbr) dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy)/terrifying facial expression/EntL1481750/