犬神

犬神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	神
いぬ Grade: 1	かみ > がみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) いぬがみ [ìnúgámí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [inɯ̟ᵝɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

犬神 (hiragana いぬがみ, rōmaji inugami)

1. A (guardian) dog spirit; a attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a "dog spirit,") is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.

Kanji in this term
犬	神
いぬ Grade: 1	かみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun

犬神 (hiragana いぬかみ, rōmaji inukami)

1. (rare) A dog god

See also

• Inugami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 式神 (しきかみ) (shikikami): a kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of onmyōdō; very much like a western familiar.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9