天一神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なかがみ
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
中神
Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
いち
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [na̠ka̠ɡa̠mʲi]
  • (Tokyo) んいちじん [tèń'íchíꜜjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃it͡ɕiʑĩɴ]

Proper noun

天一神(なかがみ) or (てん)(いち)(じん) • (Nakagami or Ten'ichijin

  1. (Taoism) god in the practice of Onmyōdō, who is believed to travel in all directions and preside over good fortune and calamities