"天道" meaning in Japanese

See 天道 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [tẽ̞ndo̞ː] Forms: 天道 [canonical] (ruby: (てん), (どう)), tendō [romanization], tendau [romanization], てんだう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 天道 (MC then dawX). The 呉音 (goon), so the earlier borrowing. First cited to a text from 751 CE. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{bor|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|天道|id=y}} 天道 (MC then dawX), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|てんどう|hhira=てんだう}} 天(てん)道(どう) • (tendō) ^(←てんだう (tendau)?)
  1. laws of nature Synonyms: 天理
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-~CreACGL Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 27 1 32 1 2 2 16 4 1 2 5 2 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 0 35 0 1 1 16 4 0 1 5 1 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 2 4 22 7 1 4 11 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 38 1 3 6 23 7 1 6 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 35 1 2 5 21 6 1 5 13 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 23 4 8 11 21 8 4 11 8 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 38 1 4 5 21 15 1 5 7 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 1 3 5 25 6 1 5 13 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 1 3 8 31 8
  2. the god of heaven, the god of creation the king or emperor of heaven Synonyms: 天帝
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-WyYsWfTH
  3. the path taken through the sky by heavenly objects; (by extension) the (celestial, astronomical) heavens, the sky Synonyms: , 天空
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-hqnYFGl6
  4. heaven, a land above the clouds Synonyms: 天上界, 天界
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-BrOuLVNI Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 23 4 8 11 21 8 4 11 8 4
  5. (Buddhism) the heavenly realm, the gods realm (see also Saṃsāra (Buddhism)#Realms of rebirth) Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: 天上界, 天界
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-y~IDkvbB Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 27 1 32 1 2 2 16 4 1 2 5 2 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 0 35 0 1 1 16 4 0 1 5 1 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 23 4 8 11 21 8 4 11 8 4 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  6. (astronomy) the sun (more often found with the reading tentō) Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: , 太陽, 日輪
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-K86n7QKg Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 天道是か非か (tendō ze ka hi ka) (ruby: 天道是(てんどうぜ), ()), 天道人を殺さず (tendō hito o korosazu) (ruby: 天道人(てんどうひと), (ころ)), 天道の当てがい (tendō no ategai) (ruby: 天道(てんどう), ())
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [tẽ̞nto̞ː] Forms: 天道 [canonical] (ruby: (てん), (とう)), tentō [romanization], tentau [romanization], てんたう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Shift from tendō. The 漢音 (kan'on), so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese. Etymology templates: {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|てんとう|hhira=てんたう}} 天(てん)道(とう) • (tentō) ^(←てんたう (tentau)?)
  1. the god of heaven, the god of creation the king or emperor of heaven Synonyms: 天帝
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-WyYsWfTH1
  2. heaven, a land above the clouds Synonyms: 天上界, 天界
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun-BrOuLVNI1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 23 4 8 11 21 8 4 11 8 4
  3. (astronomy) the sun Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: , 太陽, 日輪
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun--Z-Zba9F Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 御天道様 (o-tentō-sama) (ruby: 御天道様(おてんとうさま)), 天道様 (tentō sama) (ruby: 天道様(てんとうさま)), 天道次第 (tentō shidai) (ruby: 天道次第(てんとうしだい)), 天道神 (tentōjin) (ruby: 天道神(てんとうじん)), 天道ぼこり (tentō-bokori) (ruby: 天道(てんとう)), 天道花 (tentō-bana) (ruby: 天道花(てんとうばな)), 天道干し (tentō-boshi) (ruby: 天道干(てんとうぼ)), 天道任せ (tentō-makase) (ruby: 天道任(てんとうまか)), 天道虫 (tentōmushi) (ruby: 天道虫(てんとうむし))
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [tẽ̞ndo̞] Forms: 天道 [canonical] (ruby: (てん), ()), tendo [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from tendō. Head templates: {{ja-noun|てんど}} 天(てん)道(ど) • (tendo)
  1. (Kagoshima) the sun Tags: Kagoshima Derived forms: 天道様 (tendo sa) (ruby: 天道様(てんどさ))
    Sense id: en-天道-ja-noun--Z-Zba9F1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Kagoshima Japanese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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      "other": "てんどー"
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      "other": "てんどー"
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          "word": "天上界"
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          "word": "天界"
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        "the heavenly realm, the gods realm (see also Saṃsāra (Buddhism)#Realms of rebirth)"
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          "word": "日輪"
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      "roman": "tentōmushi",
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      "ipa": "[tẽ̞nto̞ː]"
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}

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