持国天

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持 国 天
じ
Grade: 3 		こく
Grade: 2 		てん
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
持國天 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

持 (“to hold”) +‎ 国 (“nation”) +‎ 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 持國天王 (MC dri kwok then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Nation-Holding Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra, literally “Nation Holder”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiko̞kɯ̟tẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

持(じ)国(こく)天(てん) • (Jikokuten) ←ぢこくてん (Dikokuten)?

  1. (Buddhism) Dhṛtarāṣṭra
    Hypernym: 四天王
    Coordinate terms: 持国天, 増長天, 広目天, 多聞天
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