Word Meaning 青面金剛

せいめんこんごう seimenkongou

青面金剛 is read as せいめんこんごう (seimenkongou) and means Shōmen Kongō.

Meaning

English

  1. Shōmen Kongō
  2. Blue-Faced Vajra
  3. blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period

Reading

Kana

せいめんこんごう

Romaji

seimenkongou

Writing Variants

  • 青面金剛 しょうめんこんごう shoumenkongou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 72117 Priority L

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Max. 12

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青金

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Diamond Sutra