Meaning of 四天王(してんのう) in Japanese

四天王
Kana Reading
してんのう
Romaji
shitennō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

Examples of 四天王, してんのう in a sentence

Related Kanji

王 JLPT 3

4 strokes

king, rule, magnate

On'Yomi: オウ, -ノウ

Kun'Yomi:

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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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四 JLPT 5

5 strokes

four

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よ.つ, よっ.つ, よん

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