Japanese

Noun

韋駄天 ‎(hiragana いだてん, romaji idaten, historical hiragana ゐだてん)

1. (Buddhism) Skanda (Buddhism)
2. fast-footed person

Derived terms

• 韋駄天走 (いだてんばし)り ‎(idatenbashiri): running extremely fast

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3