してんのう
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)
I saw statues of the Four Heavenly Kings at the temple.
2. the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
He is one of the big four in this industry.
Pitch accent
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てんの
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Composed of
four
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
Shitennōji International Buddhist University
Shitennoji University
Examples (2 in total)
I saw statues of the Four Heavenly Kings at the temple.
He is one of the big four in this industry.