Japanese Word Entry
鳩槃荼| Kana: | くばんだ |
| Romaji: | kubanda |
| Definition: | Kumbhanda, demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 鳩 | pigeon, dove, collect, assemble |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄡ (jiū), ㄑㄧㄡˊ (qiú), ㄓˋ (zhì) |
| Cantonese: | gau1, kau2 |
| Japanese: | キュウ (kyuu)、 ク (ku) / はと (hato)、 あつ.める (atsumeru) |
| Korean: | 구 (gu) |
| Vietnamese: | cưu |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 鸠 |
| 槃 | tub, tray, turn, rotate, search |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄆㄢˊ (pán) |
| Cantonese: | pun4 |
| Japanese: | ハン (han)、 バン (ban) / たら.い (tarai) |
| Korean: | 반 (ban) |
| Vietnamese: | bàn |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 盘 |
| Semantic variant form: | 盤 |
| 荼 | a weed, bitter vegetable |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄨˊ (tú), ㄔㄚˊ (chá), ㄧㄝˊ (yé), ㄕㄨ (shū) |
| Cantonese: | tou4 |
| Japanese: | タ (ta)、 ズ (zu)、 ト (to)、 ダ (da)、 ド (do) / にがな (nigana) |
| Korean: | 도 (do) |
| Vietnamese: | đồ, gia, dưa |