Word Meaning 閻魔天

えんまてん emmaten

閻魔天 is read as えんまてん (emmaten) and means Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism).

Meaning

English

Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

Reading

Kana

えんまてん

Romaji

emmaten

Writing Variants

焔摩天 えんまてん emmaten

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 156366 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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閻魔大王

えんまだいおう

Yama

閻魔王

えんまおう

Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

閻魔顔

えんまがお

devilish face

閻魔の庁

えんまのちょう

judgment seat of Yama (judgement)

閻魔帳

えんまちょう

teacher's mark or grade book

閻魔堂

えんまどう

temple hall dedicated to Yama

閻魔

えんま

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

閻魔蟋蟀

えんまこおろぎ

Oriental garden cricket

閻魔羅闍

えんまらじゃ

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

天魔

てんま

demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good

借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔

かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお

people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it

晴天

せいてん

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