吉祥天

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

(sort=きちじょうてん) the Japanese Buddhist depiction of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit श्रीमहादेवी (great goddess of wealth and prosperity) compound from Japanese 吉祥 (auspicious sign, good omen) + Japanese 天 (heaven, heavens, sky).

Origin

Japanese

天

Gloss

heaven, heavens, sky

Concept

Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

天

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Kisshōten English
別天津神 Japanese
吉祥 Japanese
天 Japanese
天が下 Japanese
天の下 Japanese
天の川 Japanese
天下り Japanese
天体 Japanese
天動説 Japanese
天南 Japanese
天叢雲剣 Japanese
天津麻羅 Japanese
天照 Japanese
天草 Japanese
天邪鬼 Japanese
摩天楼 Japanese
श्रीमहादेवी Sanskrit

天
天草
天照
天南
吉祥
天体
天下り
天の下
天の川
天邪鬼
天が下
天動説
摩天楼
天叢雲剣
別天津神
天津麻羅