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    3. 四天王

    四天王

    四し天てんの王う

    the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)

    KMT8News #26+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    してんのう

    Noun

    1.
    the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)
    Buddhism
    2.
    the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

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    寺じ院いんの入いり口ぐちには四し天てんの王うの像ぞうが立たっています。

    Statues of the Four Heavenly Kings stand at the entrance of the temple.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    四し天てんの王うは仏ぶっ教きょうの守しゅ護ご神しんとして知しられています。

    The Four Heavenly Kings are known as guardian deities in Buddhism.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophy
    法ほう隆りゅう寺じの金こん堂どうには、日に本ほん最さい古この四し天てんの王う像ぞうが安あん置ちされています。

    The oldest statues of the Four Heavenly Kings in Japan are enshrined in the Golden Hall of Horyuji Temple.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyHistoryCulture & Traditions
    アニメの世せ界かいでは、悪あく役やくの四し天てんの王うが登とう場じょうすることがよくあります。

    In the world of anime, it's common for the "Four Heavenly Kings" of villains to appear.

    KMT8Anime & Manga
    この業ぎょう界かいの四し天てんの王うと呼よばれる企き業ぎょうは、常つねに市いち場ばをリードしています。

    The companies known as the "Big Four" in this industry always lead the market.

    KMT9Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    四
    よん・よ・よ.つ・よっ.つ…(4)
    four
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    王
    king・rule・magnate
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