四天王
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 四 | 天 | 王 |
Etymology
/sitenwau/ > /sitenwɔː/ > /sitenwoː/ > /sitennoː/.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɕitennoː/
Noun
四天王 (hiragana してんのう, romaji shitennō, historical hiragana してんわう)
- (Buddhism) four guardian gods: Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Virūpākṣa, Virūḍhaka, and Vaiśravaṇa; the Four Heavenly Kings
- within a group of field, the four most superior individuals