広目天

Japanese

Kanji in this term
広	目	天
こう Grade: 2	もく Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1
goon

Alternative spelling
廣目天 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

広 (“vast”) +‎ 目 (“eye”) +‎ 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 廣目天王 (MC kwangX mjuwk then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Vast-Eyed Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit विरूपाक्ष (virūpākṣa, literally “Ugly-Eyed One”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːmo̞kɯ̟ᵝtẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

広(こう)目(もく)天(てん) • (Kōmokuten) ^{←くゎうもくてん (kwaumokuten)?}

1. (Buddhism) Virūpākṣa

   Hypernym: 四天王

See also

• 広(ひろ)目(め) (hirome)