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四天王

Reading

Kana: してんのう
Romaji: shitennou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

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

(Buddhist term)
2

the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

Kanji

四
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
天
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
王
Readings: オウ、 -ノウ
Meanings: king, rule, magnate

Example Sentence

四天王(してんのう)も倒(たお)した、クソ長(なが)い地下(ちか)迷宮(めいきゅう)もクリアした。
➥I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.
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