Word Meaning 梵天

ぼんでん bonden

梵天 is read as ぼんでん (bonden) and means Brahma (Hindu creator god).

Meaning

English

  1. Brahma (Hindu creator god)
  2. buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.)
  3. down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
  4. large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign)

Reading

Kana

ぼんでん

Romaji

bonden

Writing Variants

  • 梵天 ぼんてん bonten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

梵天王

ぼんてんおう

Brahma (Hindu creator god)

晴天

せいでん

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)

てん

God

雨天

うてん

rainy weather

有頂天

うちょうてん

ecstasy

吉祥天

きちじょうてん

Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

仰天

ぎょうてん

being amazed

好天

こうてん

fine weather

炎天

えんてん

blazing heat

弁天

べんてん

Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

露天

ろてん

open air

Example Sentences

1

かのじょはぼんてんのぞうのまえでしずかにいのった。

She prayed quietly in front of the statue of Brahma.