四天

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
てん
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on'yomi
 四天 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(four) +‎ (heaven)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(てん) (shiten

  1. the four different states of the sky corresponding to the four seasons
    Hyponyms: 昊天 (kanten, summer sky), 上天 (jōten, winter sky), 蒼天 (sōten, spring sky), 旻天 (binten, autumnal sky)

Proper noun

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()(てん) (Shiten

  1. Clipping of 四天王 (Shitennō, Four Heavenly Kings).