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：2025/12/06
明王
Hiragana
みょうおう
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
rare
Japanese Meaning
密教において、煩悩を断ち切って悟りへ導く役割を担う、憤怒の形相をした守護尊。 / 五大明王の略。または五大明王のいずれかを指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうで かみさまを まもるために こわい すがたで あらわれる ちからの ある ほとけ
Sense（1）
(religion, Buddhism) a Wisdom King in Vajrayana Buddhism
Sense（2）
(religion, Buddhism) short for 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō), the Five Wisdom Kings
Sense（3）
(religion, Buddhism) by extension, more specifically refers to 不動明王 (Fudō Myōō), the central figure of the Five Wisdom Kings
Sense（4）
(rare) a wise gentleman
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Quizzes for review
(religion, Buddhism) a Wisdom King in Vajrayana Buddhism / (religion, Buddhism) short for 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō), the Five Wisdom Kings
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明王
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He offered prayers to the Myōō of Buddhism.
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彼は仏教の明王に祈りを捧げました。
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