しょう
めん
こん
ごう

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
めん
こん
ごう
青面金剛 しょうめんこんごう
せい
めん
こん
ごう
青面金剛 せいめんこんごう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
mask, face, features
メン おも つら (3rd, N3)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
sturdy, strength
ゴウ こう つよし (9th, N1)
mount, hill, knoll
おか コウ (11th)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ