仁王

Chinese

		benevolence benevolent	king(s
simp. and trad. (仁王)		仁	王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Rénwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Rénwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Rénwáng
  - Wade–Giles: Jên²-wang²
  - Yale: Rén-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Renwang
  - Palladius: Жэньван (Žɛnʹvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

仁王

(Buddhism) Nio (door gods at Buddhist temples, considered manifestations of a single god and personifications of the sound om)

Synonyms

哼哈二將 / 哼哈二将 (Hēng-Hā èr jiàng)

Descendants

Japanese: 仁王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仁	王
に Grade: 6	おう Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 仁王 (Rénwáng).

Proper noun

仁(に)王(おう) • (Niō)

Nio (door gods at Buddhist temples, considered manifestations of a single god and personifications of the sound om)
Synonym: 金剛力士 (Kongō-rikishi)

Derived terms

仁王門(におうもん) (niōmon)
仁王立(におうだ)ち (niō-dachi)

References

“仁王”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025