増長天

Japanese
Kanji in this term
増 長 天
ぞう
Grade: 5		 ちょう
Grade: 2		 てん
Grade: 1
kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
增長天 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
増 長 天
ぞう
Grade: 5		 じょう
Grade: 2		 てん
Grade: 1
kan’yōon goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
增長天 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

増長 (“growth”) +‎ 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 增長天王 (MC t͡səŋ|t͡səŋH ɖɨɐŋ|ʈɨɐŋX|ɖɨɐŋH tʰen ɦʉɐŋ|ɦʉɐŋH, literally “Growth Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit विरूढक (virūḍhaka, literally “Growth”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡zo̞ːʑo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]
  • IPA(key): [d͡zo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ːtẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

増(ぞう)長(じょう)天(てん) • (Zōjōten) ←ぞうじゃうてん (zouzyauten)?
増(ぞう)長(ちょう)天(てん) • (Zōchōten) ←ぞうちゃうてん (zoutyauten)?

  1. (Buddhist god) Virūḍhaka
    Hypernym: 四天王
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