Raijin

See also: raijin

English

Fūjin-raijin-zu by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, with Raijin shown on the left and Fūjin right.

Etymology

From Japanese 雷神 (Raijin), from Middle Chinese 雷 (lwoj "thunder") + 神 (ʒin "deity", "spirit").

Proper noun

Raijin

  1. (mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo.

Japanese

Romanization

Raijin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of らいじん
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