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    3. 天女

    天女

    天てん女にょ

    heavenly nymph

    KMT9News #34+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab7 strokes

    てんにょ

    Noun

    1.
    heavenly nymph, celestial maiden
    2.
    beautiful and kind woman

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    天てん女にょは美うつくしい女じょ性せいです。

    A celestial maiden is a beautiful woman.

    KMT7Culture & Traditions
    羽は衣ごろも伝でん説せつに登とう場じょうする天てん女にょは、日に本ほんの有ゆう名めいな物ものが語たりです。

    The celestial maiden appearing in the Hagoromo legend is a famous Japanese story.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    日に本ほんの昔むかし話ばなしには、しばしば天てん女にょが登とう場じょうします。

    Celestial maidens often appear in Japanese folktales.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    彼かの女じょの舞まいはまるで天てん女にょが空そらを舞まっているかのようだった。

    Her dance was as if a celestial maiden was dancing in the sky.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    その絵かい画がには、優ゆう雅がに舞まう天てん女にょの姿すがたが描えがかれていた。

    The painting depicted the figure of a celestial maiden dancing gracefully.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    女
    おんな・め…(7)
    woman・female
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