天孫

天孫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	孫
てん Grade: 1	そん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) てんそん [tèńsóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃sõ̞ɴ]

Noun

天(てん)孫(そん) • (tenson) 

1. (Japanese mythology) a heavenly god's grandchild

Proper noun

天(てん)孫(そん) • (Tenson) 

1. (Japanese mythology) Synonym of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) (Amaterasu's grandson)

See also

• 天(てん)孫(そん)降(こう)臨(りん) (Tenson Kōrin, “Heavenly Grandson's Descent”)