千里眼

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Chinese

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one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
 
eye
simp. and trad.
(千里眼)
千里
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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千里眼

  1. (religion, Chinese mythology) Qianliyan (far-seeing god or benevolent demon usually found as a door god or guardian of Mazu)

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Noun

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千里眼

  1. (figuratively) hawkeye; lynx-eyed; someone with a good sense of sight
  2. (figuratively) clairvoyance; clairvoyant
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) telescope; binoculars

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
がん
Grade: 5
kan'on
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Etymology

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Literary Chinese 千里眼 (qiānlǐyǎn, literally thousand-mile eyes)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んりがん [sèńrígáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) んりがん [sèńríꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞n̺ɾʲiɡã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

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(せん)()(がん) (Senrigan

  1. (Chinese god) Qianliyan (god with extremely far vision, alongside 順風耳 (Junpūji))

Noun

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(せん)()(がん) (senrigan

  1. keen eyesight
  2. a hawk-eye
  3. clairvoyance
  4. a clairvoyant(e)