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犬神
犬神
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 犬 | 神 |
|
いぬ Grade: 1 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
犬神 (hiragana いぬがみ, romaji inugami)
- A (guardian) dog spirit; a attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a "dog spirit,") is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 犬 | 神 |
|
いぬ Grade: 1 |
かみ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
犬神 (hiragana いぬかみ, romaji inukami)
See also
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Inugami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 式神 (shikikami): a kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of onmyōdō; very much like a western familiar.