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水神

水神

Chinese

		water; river	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (水神)		水	神

Noun

水神

water god

Japanese

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

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 水神 ‎(*shuǐ *jhin, literally “water god”).

Pronunciation

On'yomi: Goon
(Tokyo) すいじん [sùíjíń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɯᵝid͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

水神 ‎(hiragana すいじん, romaji suijin)

(mythology, Shintō): 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

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