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天竜八部衆
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天竜八部衆.
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Buddhism
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
天
heavens, sky, imperial
4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1
On
テン
Kun
あまつあめあま-
Nanori
あきあもたたかしてなま
竜
dragon, imperial
10 strokesFrequency 1,195JLPT N1Grade 8
On
リュウリョウロウ
Kun
たついせ
Nanori
りう
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
2 strokesFrequency 92JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ハチハツ
Kun
やや.つやっ.つよう
Nanori
なははっやちやつ
部
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
10 strokesFrequency 36JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ブ
Kun
-べ
Nanori
とりふぺま
衆
masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
12 strokesFrequency 450JLPT N1Grade 6
On
シュウシュ
Kun
おお.い
龍
dragon, imperial
16 strokesFrequency 1,734Grade 10
On
リュウリョウロウ
Kun
たつ
Nanori
りゅ
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