水神

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

水神

  1. water god

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

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

References

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