水神

Chinese

		water river(s) aquatic	god(s)
simp. and trad. (水神)		水	神

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐshén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěishén
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-shên²
  - Yale: shwěi-shén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishern
  - Palladius: шуйшэнь (šujšɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵/

Noun

水神

water god

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	神
すい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 水神 (MC sywijX zyin, literally “water god”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいじん [sùíjíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨiʑĩɴ]

Noun

水(すい)神(じん) • (suijin)

(mythology, Shinto): a Japanese god of water
There are numerous such kami.

See also

天神(てんじん) (tenjin): a heavenly god
火神(かじん) (kajin): a fire god
風神(ふうじん) (Fūjin): the Shintō wind god
雷神(らいじん) (Raijin): the Shintō thunder god
土神(どじん) (dojin): an earth god

References

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