天道様

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
天	道	様
てん Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2	さま Grade: 3
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
天道樣 (kyūjitai)

From 天(てん)道(とう) (tentō, “sun”) + 様(さま) (-sama, honorific personal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tẽ̞nto̞ːsa̠ma̠]

Noun

天(てん)道(とう)様(さま) • (tentōsama)

sun
Synonym: お日様 (o-hi-sama)
Heaven, Providence

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
天	道	様
てん Grade: 1	どう > ど Grade: 2	さま > さ Grade: 3
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
天	道	様
てん Grade: 1	どう > ど Grade: 2	さま > さあ Grade: 3
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
天道樣 (kyūjitai)

Dialectal form from 天(てん)道(とう)様(さま) (tentōsama) above.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ndo̞sa̠]

IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ndo̞sa̠ː]

Noun

天(てん)道(ど)様(さ) or 天(てん)道(ど)様(さあ) • (tendosa or tendosā)

(Kagoshima, honorific) sun, solar
Synonym: お日様 (ohisa, ohisā)

References

“てんどさ・てんどさぁ【天道様】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.