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天満宮 (てんまんぐう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん満まん宮ぐう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

Tenmangu shrine; shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane

A type or name of Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; often associated with study and exam success.

受じゅ験けん前まえに天てん満まん宮ぐうで合ごう格かくを祈いのった。
Before the entrance exam, I prayed for success at a Tenmangu shrine.
京きょう都との北きた野の天てん満まん

宮ぐう

は

有ゆう

名めい

な

天てん

満まん

宮ぐう

だ

。

Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto is a famous Tenmangu shrine.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
満full, fullness, enough
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

Similar words

神じん社じゃ
General word for a Shinto shrine; 天満宮 is a specific kind of shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.
天てん神じん
Refers to the deity Tenjin, identified with Sugawara no Michizane; 天満宮 is the shrine dedicated to him.
菅原道真すがわらのみちざね
The historical scholar and statesman whose deified spirit is enshrined at 天満宮.

Etymology

天満 is associated with the deified Sugawara no Michizane, often called Tenjin, and 宮 means a shrine or sacred palace; the term names shrines dedicated to that deity.