Daikokuten
English
Etymology
From Japanese 大黒天 (Daikokuten).
Proper noun
Daikokuten
- (mythology, Shinto) Mahākāla, the Hindu god of wealth, commerce and trade. One of the seven gods of luck. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu, and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
Japanese
Romanization
Daikokuten
- Rōmaji transcription of だいこくてん