アバター
Japanese
Etymology
From English avatar, ultimately from Sanskrit अवतार (ava-tāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root तरति (tarati, “to cross”).
Noun
Usage notes
In contexts referring to the religious aspects of the English term avatar, the more common words to use would be 天下り (amakudari) or 神降 (kamioroshi).