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    3. 弁天

    弁天

    弁べん天てん

    Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

    KMT9News #27+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab9 strokes

    辨天辯天

    べんてん

    Noun

    1.
    Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

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    弁べん天てん様さまは七しち福ふく神じんの一ひと人りです。

    Benten-sama is one of the Seven Lucky Gods.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    弁べん天てんは音 楽 や芸げ能いの神うのか様みさまとして信しん仰こうされています。

    Benten is worshipped as the goddess of music and performing arts.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    多おおくの弁べん天てん様さまを祀まつる神じん社じゃは、水みず辺べに建たてられていることが多 い。

    Many shrines dedicated to Benten are often built near water.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    彼かれは弁べん天てん様さまにお参まいりし、芸げい事ごとの上じょう達たつを願ねがった。

    He visited the Benten shrine and prayed for improvement in his artistic skills.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    弁べん天てんは、琵び琶わを持もつ姿すがたで描えがかれることが多 い。

    Benten is often depicted holding a biwa (Japanese lute).

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment

    Kanji that make up this word

    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
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