天使

Chinese
sky; heavens envoy; messenger
simp. and trad.
(天使)		 天 使

Pronunciation

Noun

天使

  1. angel
  2. (archaic) emissary of the emperor

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 使
てん
Grade: 1		 し
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 天使 (MC tʰen ʃɨX|ʃɨH).

Pronunciation

Noun

天使 (hiragana てんし, rōmaji tenshi)

  1. an angel
    天 (てん)使 (し)と悪 (あく)魔 (ま)
    Tenshi to Akuma
    Angels & Demons
  2. an imperial messenger or envoy
  3. a messenger or envoy from heaven
  4. (figuratively) someone who is kind and pure, as if a messenger or envoy from heaven

Quotations
  • See Citations:天使.

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
天使

Noun

天使 • (cheonsa, McCune-Reischauer: ch'ŏnsa, Yale: chensa) (hangeul 천사)

  1. Hanja form? of 천사 (“angel”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
天使

Noun

天使

  1. Hán tự form of thiên sứ (“angel”).
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