四神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四 神
し
Grade: 1 		じん
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

四(し)神(じん) • (Shijin) ←しじん (Sizin)?

  1. the four gods 青龍(せいりょう) (Seiryō), 朱雀(すざく) (Suzaku), 白虎(びゃっこ) (Byakko), 玄武(げんぶ) (Genbu), imported to Japan from Chinese mythology

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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