大天使

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	天	使
だい Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1	し Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

大 (dai-, “arch-”) +‎ 天使 (tenshi, “angel”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいて​んし [dàítéꜜǹshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [da̠itẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

大(だい)天(てん)使(し) • (daitenshi) 

1. (religion) an archangel

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 堕天使 (datenshi, “fallen angel”).

Korean

Hanja in this term
大	天	使

Noun

大天使 • (daecheonsa or McCune-Reischauer: taech'ŏnsa or Yale: tāychensa) (hangeul 대천사)

1. Hanja form^? of 대천사 (“archangel”).