弁べん天てん

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Meanings

Benten; goddess of arts and wisdom

Refers to Benzaiten (弁才天/弁財天), the Japanese Buddhist goddess of music, arts, wisdom, and water. Often associated with Shinto as well. 弁天 is a common abbreviation.

江えノ島しまの弁べん天てん様さまは芸げい術じゅつの神かみ様さまとして有ゆう名めいです。
Benten-sama of Enoshima is famous as a deity of the arts.
弁べん天てん祭まつりでは音おん楽がくの奉ほう納のうが行おこなわれます。
At the Benten festival, musical offerings are performed.

Kanji

弁valve, petal, braid
天heavens, sky, imperial
辨discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
辯speech, dialect

Related words

弁べん才ざい天てん
Full formal name of the goddess; 弁天 is the common abbreviated form.
弁べん財ざい天てん
Alternate full name, emphasizing the wealth aspect (財). 弁天 is the common abbreviation.

Written forms

弁べん天てんUsage100%
Standard modern spelling. The kanji 弁 is a simplified form of 辨/辯.
辨べん天てん
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji form; rarely used today.
辯べん天てん
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji form; rarely used today.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 弁才天 (Benzaiten), the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati, adopted into Buddhism as a goddess of music, arts, and wisdom. The kanji 弁 is a simplified form of 辨/辯.