広目天
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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
Proper noun
広目天 • (Kōmokuten) ←くゎうもくてん (Kwaumokuten)?
See also
- 広目 (hirome)