天網

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven net; network
trad. (天網)
simp. (天网)

Etymology

See 天網恢恢,疏而不漏天网恢恢,疏而不漏 (tiānwǎnghuīhuī, shū'érbùlòu).

Pronunciation


Noun

天網

  1. the Heaven's net (from which nothing sinful can escape); net of justice, natural law
  2. (literary, figurative) rule by the Imperial court
  3. (literary, figurative) laws of the nation

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
もう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(もう) (tenmō

  1. Heaven's net (from which nothing sinful can escape)
  2. (Ko shogi) The promoted version of the piece (ぜん)(しょう) (zenshō) in Ko shogi