天孫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 孫
てん
Grade: 1 		そん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てんそん [tèńsóń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃sõ̞ɴ]

Noun

天(てん)孫(そん) • (tenson) 

  1. (Japanese mythology) a heavenly god's grandchild

Proper noun

天(てん)孫(そん) • (Tenson) 

  1. (Japanese mythology) synonym of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) (Amaterasu's grandson)

See also

  • 天(てん)孫(そん)降(こう)臨(りん) (Tenson Kōrin, “Heavenly Grandson's Descent”)
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