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): [d͡ʑiko̞kɯ̟ᵝtẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

持(じ)国(こく)天(てん) • (Jikokuten) ^{←ぢこくてん (dikokuten)?}

1. (Buddhism) Dhṛtarāṣṭra

   Hypernym: 四天王