noun

  1. Brahma (Hindu creator god).
  2. large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign).
  3. buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.).
  4. down puff (on the end of an ear pick).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
梵天 ぼんてん
ぼん
でん
梵天 ぼんでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Sanskrit, purity, Buddhist
ボン フウ (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)