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天満宮 (tenmanguu) Japanese meaning: Tenmangu shrine | Kotomora

天てん満まん宮ぐう

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Meanings

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Tenmangu shrine; shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane

A type or name of Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; often associated with study and exam success.

受じゅ験けん前まえに天てん満まん宮ぐうで合ごう格かくを祈いのった。

Before the entrance exam, I prayed for success at a Tenmangu shrine.

京きょう都との北きた野の天てん満まん宮ぐうは有ゆう名めいな天てん満まん宮ぐうだ。

Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto is a famous Tenmangu shrine.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉が天満宮てんまんぐうに参拝さんぱいするfor someone to visit/worship at a Tenmangu shrine
受じゅ験けん生せいたちが天てん満まん宮ぐうに参さん拝ぱいした。
The exam candidates visited the Tenmangu shrine to pray.
天てん満まん宮ぐうで合ごう格かくを祈き願がんするto pray for exam success at a Tenmangu shrine
毎まい年とし、多おおくの学がく生せいが天てん満まん宮ぐうで合ごう格かくを祈き願がんする。
Every year, many students pray for exam success at the Tenmangu shrine.
天てん満まん宮ぐうのお守まもりを買かうto buy a charm/amulet from a Tenmangu shrine
旅りょ行こうのお土産みやげに天てん満まん宮ぐうのお守まもりを買かった。
I bought a charm from the Tenmangu shrine as a souvenir from my trip.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
満full, fullness, enough
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

Related words

神じん社じゃN5
神社 is the general word for any Shinto shrine, while 天満宮 specifically refers to a shrine enshrining Sugawara no Michizane.
天てん神じん
天神 is often used as a casual short form for the deified Sugawara no Michizane or his shrine, while 天満宮 is the full, formal name of the shrine itself.

Don't confuse with

天てん神じん
天神 is the deity (Sugawara no Michizane deified) worshipped, whereas 天満宮 is the shrine building/institution dedicated to that deity.

Etymology

天満 is associated with the deified Sugawara no Michizane, often called Tenjin, and 宮 means a shrine or sacred palace; the term names shrines dedicated to that deity.