Jurōjin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).

Proper noun

Jurōjin

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.

Japanese

Romanization

Jurōjin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゅろうじん
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