女神

女神

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (女神)		女	神
simp. #(女神)		女	神
anagram		神女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ san⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-sṳ̀n
• Min Dong (BUC): nṳ̄-*sìng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lú-sîn / lí-sîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): neng² sing⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): nyy zen (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔshén
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-shên²
    • Yale: nyǔ-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neushern
    • Palladius: нюйшэнь (njujšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ san⁴
    • Yale: néuih sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ sɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng` siinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ sɨn¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nṳ̄-*sìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡy³³⁻²¹ siŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: lú-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lwsiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: lí-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lysiin
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: neng² sing⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng sîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ siŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: nyy zen (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲy²² z̥əɲ⁴⁴/

Noun

女神

1. (religion) goddess

   民主女神  ―  mínzhǔ nǚshén  ―  Goddess of Democracy

2. (neologism) (of a young female, e.g. a 白富美) the goddess of one's heart

Synonyms

• (goddess): 神女 (shénnǚ)

Coordinate terms

• 男神 (nánshén)

Derived terms

宅男女神

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
女	神
め Grade: 1	かみ > がみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
女神 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 女 (me, “female”) +‎ 神 (kami, “god”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) め​がみ [méꜜgàmì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [me̞ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

女(め)神(がみ) • (megami) 

1. a goddess (female deity)
   • 1999 December 16, “逆(ぎゃく)転(てん)の女(め)神(がみ) [Goddess of Reversal]”, in ＥＸ, Konami:

     聖(せい)なる力(ちから)で弱(よわ)き者(もの)を守(まも)り、逆(ぎゃく)転(てん)の力(ちから)を与(あた)える女(め)神(がみ)。

     Seinaru chikara de yowakimono o mamori, gyakuten no chikara o ataeru megami.

     A goddess who grants reversal power and protects the weak with her holy power.

   • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi; Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ)　それぞれの道(みち) [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 5 (fiction), Jump Remix edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 352:

     西(せい)方(ほう)の女(め)神(がみ)エキドナ

     Seihō no Megami Ekidona

     Echidna, Goddess of the West

Antonyms

• 男(お)神(がみ) (ogami, “male god”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 幸(こう)運(うん)の女(め)神(がみ) (Kōun no Megami, “Lady Luck”)
• 正(せい)義(ぎ)の女(め)神(がみ) (Seigi no Megami, “Lady Justice”)
• 自(じ)由(ゆう)の女(め)神(がみ) (Jiyū no Megami, “Lady Liberty”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
女	神
おみな Grade: 1	かみ > がみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
女神 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 女 (omina, “woman”) +‎ 神 (kami, “god”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [o̞mʲina̠ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

女(おみな)神(がみ) • (ominagami) ^{←をみながみ (wominagami)?}

1. (historical, archaic, possibly obsolete) a kind of paper doll to which one prays for good weather

   Synonym: 照る照る坊主 (teruteru bōzu)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
女	神
じょ Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spelling
女神 (kyūjitai)

/djosin/ → /d͡ʑoɕin/

From Middle Chinese 女神 (MC ɳɨʌ^X ʑiɪn).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) じょしん [jòshíń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɕĩɴ]

Noun

女(じょ)神(しん) • (joshin) ^{←ぢよしん (dyosin)?}

1. a goddess

   Synonym: 女神 (megami)

References

1. Kokugo Dai Jiten
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Noun

女神 • (yeosin) (hangeul 여신)

1. Hanja form^? of 여신 (“goddess”).

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Vietnamese

Noun

女神

1. chữ Hán form of nữ thần (“goddess”).