千里眼

Chinese

 
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
eye
simp. and trad.
(千里眼)
千里 眼

Pronunciation


Proper noun

千里眼

  1. (religion, Chinese mythology) Qianliyan (far-seeing god or benevolent demon usually found as a door god or guardian of Mazu)

Coordinate terms

Noun

千里眼

  1. (figuratively) hawkeye; lynx-eyed; someone with a good sense of sight
  2. (figuratively) clairvoyance; clairvoyant
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) telescope; binoculars

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千 里 眼
せん
Grade: 1
り
Grade: 2
がん
Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 千里眼 (qiānlǐyǎn, literally “thousand-mile eyes”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せんりがん [sèńrígáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) せんり​がん [sèńríꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞nɾʲiɡã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

千(せん)里(り)眼(がん) • (Senrigan) 

  1. (Chinese god) Qianliyan (god with extremely far vision, alongside 順風耳 (Junpūji))

Noun

千(せん)里(り)眼(がん) • (senrigan) 

  1. keen eyesight
  2. a hawk-eye
  3. clairvoyance
  4. a clairvoyant(e)
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