てんし

See also: てんじ, でんし, and でんじ

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) てんし [téꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

てんし • (tenshi) 

1. 点紙: rare synonym for 礼紙 (raishi): a sheet of white paper covering a formal letter or other document as a kind of formal wrapping

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) てんし [tèńshí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

てんし • (tenshi) 

1. 展翅:: the spreading of the wings of an insect for display as a specimen
2. 填詞: a genre of classical Chinese literature

Verb

てんしする • (tenshi suru) suru (stem てんしし (tenshi shi), past てんしした (tenshi shita))

1. 展翅: to spread the wings of an insect for display as a specimen

Pronunciation 3

• (Tokyo) てんし [téꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

てんし • (tenshi) 

1. 天子: an emperor
2. 天使: (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) an angel; an imperial messenger or envoy
3. 天枝: an imperial descendant
4. 天姿: one's natural appearance
5. 天資: one's natural or innate qualities
6. 天賜: a gift from heaven; an imperial gift or favor

References

1. “https://japanknowledge.com/lib/display/?lid%3D200202ede15enk8zn6T1”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN