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天眼
Hiragana
てんがん / てんげん
Noun
in-compounds
Japanese Meaning
天眼（てんがん）は、仏教や密教などで言及される超自然的な「目」や能力を指し、通常の肉眼では見えないものや真理を見通す力を意味する名詞である。また、天子（天皇）や皇太子の「目」、転じて支配者・権力者の目という意味で用いられることもある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ふつうのひとには見えないものを、ふしぎなちからで見とおす目のこと
Sense（1）
the eye of the emperor or imperial prince
Sense（2）
(in compounds) sight of something not usually visible to the naked eye
Sense（3）
(esoteric Buddhism) see the tengen reading above for additional senses
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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the eye of the emperor or imperial prince / (in compounds) sight of something not usually visible to the naked eye / (esoteric Buddhism) see the tengen reading above for additional senses
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天眼
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The emperor's 'Tengan' (imperial eye) is watching over the safety and peace of the citizens.
The emperor's 'Tengan' (imperial eye) is watching over the safety and peace of the citizens.
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天皇の天眼は国民の安全と平和を見守っています。
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