広目天

Japanese
Kanji in this term
広 目 天
こう
Grade: 2		 もく
Grade: 1		 てん
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
廣目天 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

広 (“vast”) +‎ 目 (“eye”) +‎ 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 廣目天王 (MC kwangX mjuwk then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Vast-Eyed Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit विरूपाक्ष (virūpākṣa, literally “Ugly-Eyed One”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːmo̞kɯ̟ᵝtẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

広(こう)目(もく)天(てん) • (Kōmokuten) ←くゎうもくてん (kwaumokuten)?

  1. (Buddhism) Virūpākṣa
    Hypernym: 四天王

See also
  • 広(ひろ)目(め) (hirome)
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