持国天
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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持 | 国 | 天 |
じ Grade: 3 | こく Grade: 2 | てん Grade: 1 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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持國天 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
持 (“to hold”) + 国 (“nation”) + 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 持國天王 (MC ɖɨ kwək̚ tʰen ɦʉɐŋ|ɦʉɐŋH, literally “Nation-Holding Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra, literally “Nation Holder”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑiko̞kɯ̟ᵝtẽ̞ɴ]
Proper noun
持国天 • (Jikokuten) ←ぢこくてん (dikokuten)?
- (Buddhist god) Dhṛtarāṣṭra
- Hypernym: 四天王