水神

水神

Chinese

		water; river	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (水神)		水	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuǐshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishern
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂən³⁵/

Noun

水神

1. water god

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	神
すい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 水神 (*shuǐ *jhin, literally “water god”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) すいじん [sùíjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝiʑĩɴ]

Noun

水神 (hiragana すいじん, rōmaji suijin)

1. (mythology, Shinto): a Japanese god of water

   There are numerous such kami.

See also

• 天 (てん)神 (じん) (tenjin): a heavenly god
• 火 (か)神 (じん) (kajin): a fire god
• 風 (ふう)神 (じん) (Fūjin): the Shintō wind god
• 雷神 (らいじん) (Raijin): the Shintō thunder god
• 土 (ど)神 (じん) (dojin): an earth god

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN