弁天

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
弁 天
べん
Grade: 5 		てん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
辯天 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

Shortened from 弁財天 / 弁(べん)才(ざい)天(てん) (Benzaiten).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

弁(べん)天(てん) • (Benten) 

  1. (Buddhism, Shinto) Benzaiten, goddess of knowledge and art
    Synonym: 弁才天 (Benzaiten)
    • 2007, Shin'ichirō Namiki, Shōwa no toshi densetsu , page 39:
      東(とう)西(ざい)に細(ほそ)長(なが)く広(ひろ)がる公(こう)園(えん)の中(ちゅう)央(おう)には噴(ふん)水(すい)のある池(いけ)があって、弁(べん)天(てん)様(さま)がまつられている。
      Tōzai ni hosonagaku hirogaru kōen no chūō ni wa funsui no aru ike ga atte, Benten-sama ga matsurareteiru.
      In the center of a long, narrow park extending east to west there is a pond with a fountain dedicated to Lady Benten.
  2. any of several places in Japan associated with or named for the goddess

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