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増長天 (ぞうじょうてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

増ぞう長じょう天てん

also: ぞうちょうてん

Meanings

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noun

Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)

Buddhism

One of the Four Heavenly Kings (四天王) in Buddhism, guardian of the south.

増ぞう長じょう天てんは仏ぶっ教きょうの四し天てん王のうの一いっ尊そんで、南なん方ぽうを守しゅ護ごする。
Virudhaka is one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism and guards the south.

Written forms

増長天
- ぞうじょうてん
  Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist deity.
- ぞうちょうてん
  Alternate reading; less common than ぞうじょうてん.
ぞうちょうてん

Kanji

増increase, add, augment
長long, leader, superior

天heavens, sky, imperial

Similar words

四し天てん王のう
The group of four heavenly kings to which 増長天 belongs.
持じ国こく天てん
Another of the Four Heavenly Kings, guardian of the east.
広こう目もく天てん
Another of the Four Heavenly Kings, guardian of the west.
多た聞もん天てん
Another of the Four Heavenly Kings, guardian of the north.

Etymology

From Buddhist terminology; the kanji 増 (increase), 長 (growth), and 天 (heaven/deva) reflect the deity's attributes. The reading is Sino-Japanese.