地神
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 地 | 神 |
| じ Grade: 2 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɡa̠mʲi]
Noun
地神 • (jigami)
- (Shinto) the gods of the earth
- Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)
- (Onmyodo) the spirit of earth
- Synonym: 土公神 (dokujin)
- a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood
- Synonym: 屋敷神 (yashigami)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 地 | 神 |
| じ Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: 3 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɕĩɴ]
Noun
- (Shinto) the gods of the earth
- Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)
- (Shinto, specifically) gods descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess; ancestor-gods of Japan's emperors
- Synonym: 地神五代 (chijin godai)
- a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood
- Synonym: 屋敷神 (yashigami)
- (Shinto) a local god; the spirit of a particular place
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 地 | 神 |
| ち Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 3 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕiʑĩɴ]
Noun
地神 • (chijin)
- synonym of 地神 (jishin)
- synonym of 地祇 (chigi, “earthly deities”)
References
- “地神”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- “地神”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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