Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bishamonten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bisha-mon-ten
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese name for the Buddhist god Vaiśravaṇa, guardian of the North and a patron god of warriors in Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 毘沙門天

Questions

What does bishamonten mean?: The Japanese name for the Buddhist god Vaiśravaṇa, guardian of the North and a patron god of warriors in Japan.
Where does bishamonten come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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