Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• そ​しん (Atamadaka)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ɕĩɴ]

Noun

祖神 ‎(hiragana そしん, romaji soshin)

1. (mythology, Shintō) the deification of an ancestor
2. (mythology, Shintō) Amaterasu, as an ancestor of the imperial family

Usage notes

Sometimes also encountered as sojin, although this reading is less common.

Etymology 2

Compound of 祖 ‎(oya, “parent; forebear, ancestor”) +‎ 神 ‎(kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• おや​がみ (Nakadaka)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ja̠ŋa̠mi]

Noun

祖神 ‎(hiragana おやがみ, romaji oyagami)

1. a god as an ancestor, an ancestral god

See also

• 守護神 (しゅごしん, ​shugoshin): a tutelary deity
• Veneration of the dead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bon Festival on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Shintō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9