弁天
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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弁 | 天 |
べん Grade: 5 |
てん Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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辯天 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editShortened from 弁財天 / 弁才天 (Benzaiten).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- (Buddhism, Shinto) Benzaiten, goddess of knowledge and art
- Synonym: 弁才天 (Benzaiten)
- 2007, Shin'ichirō Namiki, Shōwa no toshi densetsu [Shōwa era urban legends], page 39:
- 東西に細長く広がる公園の中央には噴水のある池があって、弁天様がまつられている。
- Tōzai ni hosonagaku hirogaru kōen no chūō ni wa funsui no aru ike ga atte, Benten-sama ga matsurareteiru.
- In the center of a long, narrow park extending east to west there is a pond with a fountain dedicated to Lady Benten.
- 東西に細長く広がる公園の中央には噴水のある池があって、弁天様がまつられている。
- any of several places in Japan associated with or named for the goddess
Derived terms
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