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弁財天 (べんざいてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弁べん財ざい天てん

also: べざいてん

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Meanings

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noun

Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water

One of the Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神). Originally the Hindu goddess Saraswati, she is worshipped in Japan as the deity of everything that flows: water, music, eloquence, and wealth.

See also: 七福神

江えノ島しまの弁べん財ざい天てんは芸げい能のうや財ざい運うんの神かみ様さまとして信しん仰こうされている。
Benzaiten of Enoshima is worshipped as a deity of performing arts and financial fortune.

七しち福ふく神じんの一人ひとりである弁べん財ざい天てんは、もともとインドのサラスヴァティー神しんだった。

Benzaiten, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, was originally the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Written forms

弁財天
- べんざいてん
  Most common modern spelling; 財 (wealth) reflects her role as a goddess of fortune.
- べざいてん
  rarely-used kana form
弁才天
- べんざいてん
  Alternate spelling using 才 (talent), emphasizing her association with eloquence and the arts.
- べざいてん
  rarely-used kana form
辨べん財ざい天てん
out-dated kanji form
Historical spelling with outdated kanji 辨.
辯べん才ざい天てん
out-dated kanji form
Historical spelling with outdated kanji 辯.
べざいてん
rarely-used kana form
Rarely used kana form; the reading べざいてん is a contraction of べんざいてん.

Kanji

弁valve, petal, braid
財property, money, wealth
天heavens, sky, imperial
才

Similar words

七しち福ふく神じん
Benzaiten is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune; 七福神 refers to the group as a whole.
サラスヴァティー
The original Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, and arts, from whom Benzaiten derives.

Etymology

From Sanskrit Saraswati, via Chinese 辯才天 (Biàncáitiān) or 弁才天. The Japanese reading べんざいてん is a regular on'yomi adaptation. The variant べざいてん is a contraction.

genius, years old, cubic shaku

辨discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

辯speech, dialect