Definify.com
Definition 2024
福禄寿
福禄寿
See also: 福祿壽
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 福禄寿 – see 福祿壽. (This term, 福禄寿, is the simplified form of 福祿壽.) |
Notes:
|
Japanese
福禄寿
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 福 | 禄 | 寿 |
|
ふく Grade: 3 |
ろく Jinmeiyō |
じゅ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 福祿壽. Considered in Japan to be one of the Seven Lucky Gods starting from the Muromachi Period.
Pronunciation
Noun
福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, romaji fukurokuju)
Proper noun
福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, romaji Fukurokuju)
- (Shintō): Fukurokuju; a god of happiness, wealth, and longevity, and one of the seven gods of good fortune
Coordinate terms
- 七福神 (shichi fukujin): the Seven Lucky Gods
- 布袋 (Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health
- 寿老人 (Jurōjin): god of longevity
- 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten): god of warriors
- 弁才天 (Benzaiten), 弁財天 (Benzaiten): goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, especially music
- 大黒天 (Daikokuten): god of wealth, commerce and trade.
- 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (Ebisu): god of fishers or merchants
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9