arahitogami

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 現(あら)人(ひと)神(がみ) (arahitogami).

Noun

arahitogami

  1. (Shinto) A deity in human form in Shinto religion.

Translations

See also

  • akitsumikami, Shinto term for an incarnate god.
  • avatar, one of ten major incarnations by the Hindu god Vishnu as a man upon Earth.
  • God Emperor, historically used to refer to the Emperor of Japan when he was worshipped as a living god.

Japanese

Romanization

arahitogami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あらひとがみ
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