仁王

Chinese

		benevolence benevolent	king(s
simp. and trad. (仁王)		仁	王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Rénwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Rénwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Rénwáng
  - Wade–Giles: Jên²-wang²
  - Yale: Rén-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Renwang
  - Palladius: Жэньван (Žɛnʹvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

仁王

(Buddhism) Nio (door gods at Buddhist temples, considered manifestations of a single god and personifications of the sound om)

Synonyms

哼哈二將 / 哼哈二将

Descendants

Japanese: 仁王

Japanese

Etymology

From Chinese 仁王 (Rénwáng).

Proper noun

仁王(におう) • (niō)

(Buddhism) Nio (door gods at Buddhist temples, considered manifestations of a single god and personifications of the sound om)

Synonyms

金剛力士

Derived terms

仁王門
仁王立ち