| 青龍;青竜 | [せいりょう;しょうりょう;せいりゅう, seiryou ; shouryou ; seiryuu] (n) (1) blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); (2) (See 四神) Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens) #15,843 [Add to Longdo] |
| 朱雀 | [すざく;すじゃく;しゅじゃく, suzaku ; sujaku ; shujaku] (n) (1) (See 四神) Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens #17,197 [Add to Longdo] |
| 玄武 | [げんぶ;げんむ, genbu ; genmu] (n) (1) (See 四神) Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens [Add to Longdo] |
| 四獣 | [しじゅう, shijuu] (n) (1) four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear); (2) (See 四神) four gods said to rule over the four directions [Add to Longdo] |
| 四神 | [しじん, shijin] (n) (1) four gods said to rule over the four directions; (2) (in China) four gods said to rule over the four seasons [Add to Longdo] |
| 蒼竜;蒼龍 | [そうりょう;そうりゅう, souryou ; souryuu] (n) (1) blue dragon; (2) (See 青竜) Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); (3) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; (4) large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; (5) shape of an old pine tree [Add to Longdo] |
| 天下取り | [てんかとり, tenkatori] (n) rule over the whole country [Add to Longdo] |
| 天職 | [てんしょく, tenshoku] (n) (1) vocation; lifework; calling; (2) sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); (3) (See 天神・6) prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period) [Add to Longdo] |
| 白虎 | [びゃっこ;はっこ, byakko ; hakko] (n) (1) (See 四神) White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens [Add to Longdo] |
