天使

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

天使

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (天使):

Others:

  • Zhuang: denhsij

Japanese

Kanji in this term
使
てん
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 天使 (MC then sriX|sriH).

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)使() • (tenshi) 

  1. an angel
    (てん)使()(あく)()
    Tenshi to Akuma
    Angels & Demons
  2. an imperial messenger or envoy
  3. a messenger or envoy from heaven
  4. (figurative) someone who is kind and pure; an angel

Quotations

  • See Citations:天使.

Hyponyms

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
使

Noun

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

  1. Hanja form? of 천사 (angel).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
使

Noun

天使

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên sứ (angel).
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