Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 天竜八部衆(てんりゅうはちぶしゅう) in Japanese

天竜八部衆, 天龍八部衆
Kana Reading
てんりゅうはちぶしゅう
Romaji
tenryūhachibushū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

Kanji in this word

龍

16 strokes

dragon, imperial

On'Yomi: リュウ, リョウ, ロウ

Kun'Yomi: たつ

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竜 JLPT 1

10 strokes

dragon, imperial

On'Yomi: リュウ, リョウ, ロウ

Kun'Yomi: たつ, いせ

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天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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衆 JLPT 1

12 strokes

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

On'Yomi: シュウ, シュ

Kun'Yomi: おお.い

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八 JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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部 JLPT 3

11 strokes

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On'Yomi: ブ

Kun'Yomi: -べ

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