地神
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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地 | 神 |
じ Grade: 2 | かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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地神 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑiɡa̠mʲi]
Noun
地神 • (jigami)
- (Shinto) the gods of the earth
- Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)
- (Onmyodo) the spirit of earth
- Synonym: 土公神 (dokujin)
- a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood
- Synonym: 屋敷神 (yashigami)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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地 | 神 |
じ Grade: 2 | しん Grade: 3 |
Alternative spelling |
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地神 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑiɕĩɴ]
Noun
地神 • (jishin) ←ぢしん (disin)?
- (Shinto) the gods of the earth
- Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)
- (Shinto, specifically) gods descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess; ancestor-gods of Japan's emperors
- Synonym: 地神五代 (chijin godai)
- a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood
- Synonym: 屋敷神 (yashigami)
- (Shinto) a local god; the spirit of a particular place
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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地 | 神 |
ち Grade: 2 | じん Grade: 3 |
Alternative spelling |
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地神 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕiʑĩɴ]
Noun
地神 • (chijin)
- synonym of 地神 (jishin)
- synonym of 地祇 (chigi, “earthly dieties”)
References
- “地神”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- “地神”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2003, 新和英大辞典 (New Japanese-English Dictionary), Fifth Edition, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN