神

→ English: kami

Ainu language
Japanese language
Korean language
Kyūjitai
Old Japanese language
Proto-Japonic language
Shinjitai

⟨kami₂⟩ → */kamɨ/ → /kami/
From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kamui.
Not related to 上 (kami₁ → kami, “top, upper”) or 髪 (kami, “hair”).
Often appears in compounds as kamu- or kan-, indicating that kami is an unbound form deriving from */kamui/. Such apophony has occurred in other Japanese terms, such as 目 (me, ma-, “eye”) or 酒 (sake, saka-, “sake, liquor”). See also WT:AJPX#Standalone forms and combining forms.
Compare Korean 검 (geom, “god, spirit”) and Ainu カムイ (kamuy, “god”).

(Shinto) a spirit or an essence present in all things, the main subject of worship of Shinto


串

/kusi/ → /kuɕi/
From Old Japanese. Appears in the Nihon Shoki, finished CE 720.
Cognate with 櫛 (kushi, “comb”).

其の御幣の串に書付て奉りたりける

sono gohei no kushi ni kakitsukete tatematsuritarikeru

That branch of streamers, written and presented...

any slender object that can pierce other objects, especially:

(Shinto) Short for 玉串 (tamagushi): a branch of a 榊 (sakaki) tree used as a Shinto offering


宮

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:松村明

/mi₁ya/ → /miya/
From Old Japanese. A compound of 神 or 御 (mi, “spiritual honorific”) + 屋 (ya, “house”).

compound

Miya. ミヤ (宮) 神 (Camis)の社.

(Shinto) the place where a god resides: a shrine


幣

(Shinto) paper or cloth offered on skewers before a shrine (see also 幣(へい) (hei))


幣

(Shinto) a staff with cut paper streamers, offered to the gods


幣

(Shinto, historical) material, non-comestible offerings to the gods, often textiles


尊

From Old Japanese.
Derived from 御 (mi-, honorific prefix) + 事 (koto, “thing, matter”).

高皇産霊尊

高皇産霊 たかみむすひの

(Shinto) indicates respect and reverence, such as to the 神 (kami, “Shinto deity”) or the 天皇 (tennō, “Emperor of Japan”): Highness


弓

Bow (music)
Bow and arrow
Man'yōshū
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Yumi
ja:弓 (楽器)
ja:弓 (武器)

From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE), with a phonetic spelling of 由美 ⟨yumi₁⟩, */yumʲi/. A surface analysis suggests a combination of Old Japanese 弓 (yu, “bow”) + suffixing element mi, phonologically distinct from Old Japanese 身 (mi₂ /*mɨ/, “body”) but otherwise of uncertain derivation.

梓弓

a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa

破魔弓

a traditional Shintō ceremonial bow for dispel evil

鏃 (yajiri): arrowhead; 簳 (yagara): arrow-shaft; 羽 (hane): arrow-fletching

仗, 杖: yumi stave; 弦: yumi bowstring; 矢: an arrow; 靫): a quiver; 胸当て: kyudo plastron/chestguard; 弽: kyudo glove; 弩

(Shinto) a type of kagura (sacred Shinto song and dance) intended to drive away evil


斎

From Old Japanese.
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 斎く (itsuku, “to worship”).

破夜歩佐波阿梅珥能朋利等弭箇既梨伊莵岐餓宇倍能娑奘岐等羅佐泥

阿梅珥能朋利 あめにのぼり

娑奘岐等羅佐泥 さざきとらさね

hayabusa wa ame ni nobori tobikakeri itsuki ga ue no sazaki torasane

(Shinto) Short for 斎皇女 (itsuki no miko):


斎

From Old Japanese. Possibly a doublet of 斎 (yu) below.

(Shinto) added to spiritual nouns to indicate purity and holiness: holy, pure, sacred


斎

From Old Japanese. Possibly a doublet of 斎 (i) above.


殯

(Shinto) A funerary practice of enshrining the deceased in a casket at a special location during a period of mourning before a formal burial, specifically for royalty or nobility


次

Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of Old Japanese-derived verb 次く (suku, “to follow, to continue from something, to be next;”).
The verb form was obsolete even in olden times. Existence of the verb, possibly related to tsugu mentioned above, is inferred from placenames found in the Man'yōshū and other ancient poetry.

(Shinto) at the 大嘗祭 (Daijōsai) and other major Shintō ceremonies, refers to the group of regional representatives making offerings of sake and grain, who do so after the initial offering


灯

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 明かす (akasu, “to go through the whole night”).

(Shinto, Buddhism) a light (or lighted lamp) offered to a kami or buddha


禊

→ English: misogi

From Old Japanese, though the original pronunciation of the initial miso is likely unknown.
The term itself is derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 禊ぐ (misogu, “to perform ablutions (on someone)”, archaic).
Some sources suggest that this might be derived further from a compound of 身 (mi, “body”) + 注ぎ (sosogi, “pouring over, into, onto”), or alternatively from 水 (mi, “water”) + 注ぎ (sosogi, “pouring over, into, onto”). Considering that 身 had an ancient reading of ⟨mi₂⟩, while 水 had an ancient reading of ⟨mi₁⟩, the latter is a better potential match.

恋せじと御手洗川にせしみそぎ神はうけずぞなりにけらしも

koiseji to mitarashigawa ni seshi misogi kami ni ukezu zo narinikerashi mo

Longing [or “loving”] no more and purified by ritual ablution at the river of cleansing, the gods seemed to accept it not at the end.

(Shinto) a form of ritual purification performed with water; compare English ablution

風そよぐならの小川の夕暮れはみそぎぞ夏のしるしなりける

kaze soyogu Nara-no-ogawa no yūgure wa misogi zo natsu no shirushi narikeru

Rustling winds among the oak [leaves] at river Nara dusk-eventime; the lustration rites are but a sign ’tis still summertime.

(Shinto, particularly) a purification ritual held in shrines on the last day of the sixth lunar month


襅

/tipaja/ → /t͡ɕifaja/ → /t͡ɕihaja/
First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).
Probably related to verb 千早ぶ (chihayabu, “to move or act ferociously, with terrible godly power”), itself an alteration from 逸早ぶ (ichihayabu, “to move or act quickly and strongly”), deriving from adjective 逸早し (ichihayashi, “strong and fast; extremely fast”).

(Shinto) a ceremonial overcoat with unsewn sides, worn by shrine maidens for certain ceremonies such as kagura


襷

(archaic, Shinto) a shoulder-tied cord, to mark one's purification to serve the gods


誓

誓 (canonical)
ukei (romanization)
ukefi (romanization)
うけひ (hiragana historical)

アマテラスとスサノオの誓約

(archaic, Shinto, Japanese mythology) an "oath", a ritual in which whether something is true or false, right or wrong, good or evil, etc. is judged based on whether the stated outcome of an act comes true as expected


少女

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 乙 (oto, “young, little”) + 女 (me, “female, girl”). Compare 男 (otoko, “man”), originally meaning "young boy".

少女さび

behavior appropriate to an adult unmarried woman

a type of sea vegetable in order Ectocarpales

young woman who dances kagura at a shrine

少女文楽

少女文楽 おとめぶんらく

a kind of one-person puppet show performed by girls or young women

(Shinto) a young woman dancer performing at the 五節 (Gosechi) ceremony in the eleventh lunar month


神器

(Shinto) an item used in Shinto ceremonies to worship a god


神主

ja-noun

神(かん)主(ぬし) • (kannushi) ^(←かむぬし (kamunusi)?)

神主 (canonical)
kannushi (romanization)
kamunusi (romanization)
しんしゅ (alternative hiragana)
shinshu (Rōmaji)
かむぬし (hiragana historical)


水神

Probably from Middle Chinese 水神 (MC sywijX zyin, literally “water god”).

ltc-l

There are numerous such kami.

(mythology, Shinto): a Japanese god of water


天狗

desc

→ Chinese: 天狗 (tiāngǒu) (reborrowed for the Japanese sense)

→ English: tengu

→ French: tengu

→ Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu)

→ Russian: тэ́нгу (tɛ́ngu)

Nihon Shoki
Shugendō
Tengu
Tiangou
ja:天狗

From Middle Chinese 天狗 (MC then kuwX, “heaven + dog”). First appears in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).
The Chinese version of tengu (Tiangou) was originally more of a dog-like spirit or falling star. As the term and idea were imported into Japanese, the character became associated with 修験道 (“Shugendō, a kind of syncretism of Buddhist and native Japanese elements”), and the Japanese tengu changed to resemble either a long-nosed 山伏 (yamabushi, “mountain monk”, a practitioner of Shugendō) with bright-red skin, or a crow.

天狗蝙蝠: Murina hilgendorfi

天狗蝙蝠 てんぐこうもり

天狗星

a kind of shooting star, one that includes a loud sound and a bright light

a place on a tree where many small branch grow

a microbial infection of cherry and other trees that causes a cluster of many small branch and knot

1999 September 23, “カラス天(てん)狗(ぐ) [Crow Tengu]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

An omniscient tengu. They say it uses divine power.

様々なことを知っている天狗。神通力が使えるという。

Samazama na koto o shitte iru tengu. Jintsūriki ga tsukaeru to iu.

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, folklore) a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose


化身

Daijirin
Daijisen
Incarnation
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Nirmāṇakāya
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:化身
ja:松村明

From Middle Chinese 化身 (MC xwaeH syin, “transformation + body”), itself a translation of Sanskrit निर्माणकाय (nirmāṇakāya, “body of transformations”).
Very rarely encountered with the reading kashin, using the kan'on reading of ka for the 化 character instead of the usual goon reading of ke. Most resources do not include the kashin reading.

der

(Buddhism, Shinto) a physical manifestation of a Buddha, bodhisattva, kami, or other divine or mystical being


黄泉

*⟨yo₂mo₂⟩ → */jəmə/ → ⟨yo₂mo⟩ → */jəmo/ → /jomo/
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki, the oldest extant historical record of ancient Japan, compiled in 712 CE. Appears to be the older combining form of yomi (see below).
The ablaut or apophonic form of cognate 山 (yama, “mountain”). Mountains were often used as a place to bury the dead and were strongly associated with the afterlife.
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 黃泉／黄泉 (huángquán, literally “yellow springs”), incorporating the underworld from Chinese mythology.

obor

(Shinto, archaic) the land of the dead; the afterworld, underworld

黄泉つ醜女

demoness inhabitant of the land of the dead

黄泉つ平坂

hill of the dead, lying between this world and the afterlife

黄泉つ竈食い

eat from the kitchen of the dead → dying, death


黄泉

*⟨yo₂mi₂⟩ → */jəmwi/ → /jomi/
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE) alongside its combining form yomo (see above).
The ablaut or apophonic form of yomo. For this vowel alternation, see WT:AJPX#Standalone forms and combining forms.
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 黃泉／黄泉 (huángquán, literally “yellow springs”), incorporating the underworld from Chinese mythology.

(Shinto) the land of the dead; the afterworld, underworld

甦る

to return from the land of the dead → to be reborn

黄泉の旅人

traveler to the land of the dead → someone who has died


神籬

/hi₁boro₂ki₁/: [piborəki] → [piboroki] → [ɸiboroki] → [çiboroki]. From earlier himoroki. Medial bilabial -m- loses nasality and becomes a plosive -b-.

神籬 日本紀私記云、神籬、俗云比保路岐

938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō:

Divine grove The Nihongi Private Records call it a divine grove, commonly called hiboroki

(Shinto), a holy area surrounded by a barrier of trees; used as a place to summon and worship gods


高天原

高天原 (canonical)
takama no hara (romanization)

From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
Compound of 高 (taka, “high”) + 天の原 (ama no hara, “plains of heaven”), with the final -a of taka dropped due to haplology.

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(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Takamagahara (the realm of the gods, as opposed to the realm of mortals and the realm of the dead)


天狐

(mythology, Shinto): A heavenly/celestial fox; a nine-tail fox said to be the most powerful form of the kitsune: Once they turn 1,000-years-old, they gain all nine of their tails, turn a golden color, and ascend to the heavens, where they become celestial foxes.


幸魂

幸魂 (canonical)
sakimitama (romanization)

(Shinto, philosophy) one of the 四(し)魂(こん) (shikon) within one's heart and pertains to one's own "loving nature"


荒魂

Compound of 荒 (ara, “rough, wild, violent”) + 御 (mi, honorific prefix) + 霊, 魂 (tama, “soul”).

compound

(Shinto, rare) one of the four souls of one's spirit, or one of the four aspects of a kami, manifesting characteristics of wildness and violence, possibly also decisiveness and courage


土神

(mythology, Shinto) a god of the land or soil


雷神

(mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of thunder and lightning


火神

火神 (canonical)
kajin (romanization)
kwazin (romanization)
くわじん (hiragana historical)

Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese 火神 (MC xwaX zyin, literally “fire + god”).
First attested in 1103 in the 中右記 (Chūyū-ki), a diary spanning some 50 years of life in the imperial court.

ltc-l

(mythology, Shinto, possibly archaic) a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi


祖神

From Middle Chinese compound 祖神 (MC tsuX zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 祖神 (zǔshén).

(mythology, Shinto) the deification of an ancestor

(mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, as an ancestor of the imperial family


風神

Probably from Middle Chinese 風神 (MC pjuwng zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 風神／风神 (fēngshén).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of the wind


大幣

(Shinto) a wooden wand with paper streamers attached, used in Shinto rituals for purification


幣束

(Shinto) wooden wands, decorated with two shides (zigzag paper streamers) used in Shinto rituals


祓串

祓串 (canonical)
haraegushi (romanization)

(Shinto) wooden wand decorated with shide (zigzag paper streamers), used for purification in Shinto rituals


御幣

(Shinto) implement used in Shintō rituals, consisting of two 紙垂(かみしで) (kamishide, “zigzag paper streamers used extensively in Shintō”) attached to a wooden or bamboo pole.


天照

天照 (canonical)
天照 (canonical)
Amaterasu (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Man'yōshū
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE.
Superficially, a compound of 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something, to shine upon something”). However, this derives instead as an honorific form of compound verb 天照る (amateru, “to shine in heaven”), as the 照らす (terasu) is not the usual transitive or causative conjugation of the intransitive verb 照る (teru, “to shine, to light up”), but rather an example of the verb with the Old Japanese honorific verb suffix す (-su).
As a verbal epithet, also found in some older texts with the reading Amaderasu, where the terasu changes to derasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The name appears to be consistently used without voicing, as Amaterasu.

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(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess


竜神

(Shinto) a dragon god also known as 海神(わたつみ) (Watatsumi), the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology


福禄寿

福禄寿 (canonical)
Fukurokuju (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞kɯ̟ʑɨ]

From Middle Chinese 福祿壽／福禄寿 (Fú-Lù-Shòu). Considered in Japan to be one of the Seven Lucky Gods starting from the Muromachi Period.

(Shinto): Fukurokuju; a god of happiness, wealth, and longevity, and one of the seven gods of good fortune

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁才天, 弁財天

goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, especially music


御札

From 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 札 (fuda, “tag, note”).

護符

a protective charm issue by a Shinto shrine

破魔矢

a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil

(Shinto) talisman or amulet issued by a Shinto shrine


誓い

誓い (canonical)
chikai (romanization)
tikafi (romanization)
ちかひ (hiragana historical)

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 誓(ちか)う (chikau, “to swear, vow”).

ja-etym-renyokei

(Shinto, Buddhism) vow that the Buddha pledged to save sentient beings


神人

Compound of 神 (kami, “god, spirit”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

神人の手に取りもたる榊葉に / 木綿かけ添ふる深き夜の霜

kamibito no te ni torimotaru sakakiba ni / yufu kake sofuru fukaki yo no shimo

the deep night's frost accompanies the ceremonial ties / on the sakaki leaves held in the hands of the priests


神人

[ka̠mʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕɨ]

From Okinawan 神人, in turn from 神 (kami, “god, spirit”) + ん (n, possessive particle, reduced form of ぬ (nu)) + 人 (tchu, “person”).

af

possessive particle, reduced form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ryu">ぬ</i> (nu)

(Okinawa, Shinto) Synonym of 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”)


絵馬

絵馬 (canonical)
ema (romanization)
wema (romanization)
ゑま (hiragana historical)

(Shinto) an ema, a small wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes, usually with the picture of a horse on it


須佐之男

ja-pos

須(す)佐(さ)之(の)男(お) or 須佐之男(スサノオ) • (Susanoo) ^(←すさのを (Susanowo)?)

須佐之男 (canonical)
須佐之男 (canonical)
Susanoo (romanization)
Susanowo (romanization)
すさのを (hiragana historical)

Uncertain, with many possible derivations. One of the more compelling explanations is that this is a compound of すさ (susa, “roughness, wildness”, root word unattested in isolation, but found in terms such as 凄まじい (susamajii, “terrible, dreadful”) or 荒む (susamu, “to be wild, to be savage”)) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”). In this case, 須佐 (Susa) would be ateji (当て字).
Another theory is that this may be a compound of 須佐 (Susa, name of a place in Japan, where the god is supposed to have first touched earth) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”).

lang

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms


御籠もり

御籠もり (canonical)
o-komori (romanization)

From 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 籠もり (komori, “shutting oneself, secluding oneself”).

prefix

(Shinto, Buddhism, polite) a retirement for prayer to a kami or buddha


御籠もり

御籠もりする (canonical)
o-komori suru (romanization)
御籠もりし (stem)
御籠もりした (past)

(Shinto, Buddhism, polite) to retire and pray


神楽

/kamu kura/ → /kankura/ → /kaŋɡura/ → /kaɡura/
From Old Japanese.
Originally a compound of 神 (kamu, “spirit, god”, combining form) + 座 (kura, “seat”). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The original compound referred to the place used to call down the 神 (kami, “spirits and gods”) to earth, when a 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”) would act as a medium for the kami. Over time, the term came to refer to the music and dance of the ceremony. The use of the 楽 character here is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), reflecting the change in meaning.

roughly

Kagura Uta: Juggling to Entertain the Gods

also known as Yamada Yama and site of Yamada Jinja

神楽月

alternate name for the eleventh lunar month

神楽坂

a place in the east of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

神楽笹: alternate name of 阿亀笹

Shibataea kumasaca, a species of short leafy bamboo

or 唐竹蘭

a species of fairy bell, Disporum cantoniense

red-light district euphemism for hairiness

神楽舎

the roofed stage at a shrine or imperial palace for performing kagura

神楽巫女, 神楽神子

a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura

神楽銭

money received in thanks for a kagura performance

神楽草: alternate name for 狐の孫

Justicia procumbens, also known as water willow

神楽太鼓

large taiko drum used in kagura performances

(Shinto) sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods


伊邪那美命

ja-pos

伊邪那美命(いざなみ) or 伊邪那美命(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊邪那美命 (canonical)
伊邪那美命 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)

(Shinto): Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess; the wife of Izanagi.


伊弉冉尊

伊(い)弉(ざ)冉(な)尊(み) or 伊弉冉尊(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊弉冉尊 (canonical)
伊弉冉尊 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)

(Shinto) Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess; the wife of Izanagi.


木花開耶姫

木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやびめ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime or Konohananosakuya-Bime)

木花開耶姫 (canonical)
木花開耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)
Konohananosakuya-Bime (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720.
Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, ancient combining form) + の (no, possessive particle) + 花 (hana, “flower”) + 咲く (saku, “to bloom”) + や (ya, unclear, possibly the ya used to form classical -na adjectives referring to the perception of a state) + 姫 (hime, “princess”).
Also encountered with a shifted reading, wherein the hime changes to bime as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life

Kojiki
Konohanasakuya-hime
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
ja:木花開耶姫


寿老人

(Shinto) Jurōjin, Japanese god of longevity

恵比須

god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.

弁才天

The Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.

大黒

the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.


大黒

(Shinto, たいこく) Daikokuten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Mahākāla


毘沙門

[bʲiɕa̠mõ̞ɴ]

(Shinto) Bishamonten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa


恵比須

ja-pos

恵(え)比(び)須(す) or 恵比須(ゑびす) • (Ebisu) ^(←えびす (Ebisu)?)

恵比須 (canonical)
恵比須 (canonical)
Ebisu (romanization)
えびす (hiragana historical)

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children

福禄寿

the god of happiness, wealth and longevity

毘沙門, 毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁才天

Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities

地蔵

bodhisattva who looks over children and travelers


布袋

(Shinto) Hotei, Budai, the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁財天: the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati

毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

大黒, 大黒天

the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops


内人

(Shinto) a priest ranked below 禰宜(ねぎ) (negi, “second priest”) and 神主(かんぬし) (kannushi, “chief priest”) in a Shinto shrine


別天津神

ja-noun

別(こと)天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) • (koto ama tsu kami)

別天津神 (canonical)
koto ama tsu kami (romanization)

Compound of 異 (koto, “different, separate”) + 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient compounding reading) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”).
The use of 別 to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of 津 to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the collective name for the five gods that came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe


八幡神

八幡神 (canonical)
Hachimanjin (romanization)

(mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai


八幡

(Shinto mythology) Short for 八幡神 (Hachimanjin): the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai

八幡神

(Shinto) Short for 八幡宮 (Hachimangū): a shrine to Hachimanjin


木花咲耶姫

ja-pos

木花咲耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花咲耶姫(コノハナノサクヤヒメ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime)

木花咲耶姫 (canonical)
木花咲耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life


八百万

ja-noun

八(や)百(お)万(よろず) • (yaoyorozu) ^(←やほよろづ (yafoyorodu)?)

八百万 (canonical)
yaoyorozu (romanization)
yafoyorodu (romanization)
やほよろづ (hiragana historical)

八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”)

ja-compound

(Shinto) eight million, used to depict the number of kami


天目一箇

ja-pos

天目一箇(あまのまひとつ) or 天目一箇(アマノマヒトツ) • (Amanomahitotsu)

天目一箇 (canonical)
天目一箇 (canonical)
Amanomahitotsu (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing


結びの神

結びの神 (canonical)
Musubi no Kami (romanization)

Originally 産霊 (musuhi, “motive force, life force”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The musuhi portion is itself a compound of 産す (musu, “to happen, to develop, to grow”) + 霊 (hi, “mystical power”).
Musuhi no Kami is one of the kami of creation, responsible for producing heaven and earth and all things. The musuhi (“mystic power of growth”) eventually changed into musubi (“tying together”). The 結び spelling for this portion is an example of ateji. In popular culture, this kami is now responsible for romantic matchmaking.

compound

⇒ 産霊の神 (Musuhi no Kami)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): one of the Japanese gods of creation


大黒天

大黒天 (canonical)
Daikokuten (romanization)

Middle Chinese 大黑天 (literally “Great Black Deva”)

der

(Buddhism, Shinto) Daikokuten, Japanese name for the Buddhist god Mahākāla

弁才天

The Japanese name for the Hindu and Buddhist goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.


古神道

ja-pos

古(こ)神(しん)道(とう) • (Koshintō) ^(←こしんたう (Kosintau)?)

古神道 (canonical)
Koshintō (romanization)
Kosintau (romanization)
こしんたう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 古 (ko, “old”) + 神道 (shintō, “Shintō”).

This focuses on Shintō as expressed mainly in classical writings such as the Kojiki; the Nihon Shoki; records of court ceremony, laws, and customs written by members of the Fujiwara clan in the 900s through 1100s CE, primarily the Engishiki, and the Daiki (台記) memoirs of Fujiwara no Yorinaga; and the Man'yōshū.

(religion, Shinto) a reconstruction of Shintō as practiced originally before any influence from Buddhism or Confucianism


七福神

七福神 (canonical)
Shichi Fukujin (romanization)

(Shinto, Buddhism) the Seven Gods of Good Fortune


三宝荒神

三(さん)宝(ぼう)荒(こう)神(じん) • (Sanbō Kōjin) ^(←さんぼうくわうじん (Sanboukwauzin)?)

三宝荒神 (canonical)
Sanbō Kōjin (romanization)
Sanboukwauzin (romanization)
さんぼうくわうじん (hiragana historical)

[sã̠mbo̞ː ko̞ːʑĩɴ]

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen


年神

(mythology, Shinto): the kami associated with a new year


大国主命

^おおくにぬし-の-みこと

大国主命 (canonical)
Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto (romanization)

(mythology, religion, Shinto): A kami of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good matches. His wife is Suseri-hime, the daughter of Susanoo.


大国主

大(おお)国(くに)主(ぬし) • (Ōkuninushi) ^(←おほくにぬし (Ofokuninusi)?)

大国主 (canonical)
Ōkuninushi (romanization)
Ofokuninusi (romanization)
おほくにぬし (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːkɯ̟ɲ̟inɯ̟ɕi]

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, grand”) + 国 (kuni, “country, nation”) + 主 (nushi, “lord; spirit or kami in charge of something”).

compound

(Shinto, mythology, Japanese mythology) a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic


骨女

(Shinto): a bone woman: a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman

雨女

a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain


隠身

ja-noun

隠身(かくりみ) or 隠身(かくれみ) • (kakurimi or kakuremi)

隠身 (canonical)
隠身 (canonical)
kakurimi (romanization)
kakuremi (romanization)

(mythology, Shinto) hidden form, invisible form; metaphysical form (of a deity)


白無垢

白無垢 (canonical)
shiromuku (romanization)

[ɕiɾo̞mɯ̟kɯ̟]

Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) + 無垢 (muku, “purity, immaculateness; unpatterned cloth that is all the same color, particularly a kimono with the same color inside and out”).

compound

(Shinto, weddings) a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional pure-white-on-white type of bridal kimono


大山祇

ja-pos

大山祇(おおやまつみ) • (Ōyamatsumi) ^(←おほやまつみ (Ofoyamatumi)?)

大山祇 (canonical)
Ōyamatsumi (romanization)
Ofoyamatumi (romanization)
おほやまつみ (hiragana historical)

Originally a compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 山 (yama, “mountain”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 神 (mi, “god, spirit”).

compound

(mythology, Shinto, Japanese mythology) the kami of the mountains, brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo

大山積命

大山積命 おおやまつみのみこと

大山積神

大山積神 おおやまつみのかみ


八咫烏

八咫烏 (canonical)
Yatagarasu (romanization)
やたのからす (alternative hiragana)
Yata no Karasu (Rōmaji)

(Shinto) sacred three legged raven in Japanese mythology


八岐大蛇

ja-pos

八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち) or 八岐大蛇(ヤマタノオロチ) • (Yamata no Orochi) ^(←やまたのをろち (Yamatanoworoti) or ヤマタノヲロチ (Yamatanoworoti)?)

八岐大蛇 (canonical)
八岐大蛇 (canonical)
Yamatanoworoti (romanization)
やまたのをろち (hiragana historical)
ヤマタノヲロチ (hiragana historical)

From 八(や) (ya, “eight”) + 股(また) (mata, “crotch, branch, fork”) + 大蛇(おろち) (orochi, “python, large snake”). 岐 and 大蛇(おろち) (orochi) are jukujikun (熟字訓); see the latter for more.

ja-compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo


玉串

玉(たま) (tama, “treasure(d)”) + 串(くし) (kushi, “branch”).


禊ぐ

*⟨mi₁ so₂so₂ɡu⟩ → *⟨mi₁so₂ɡu⟩ → */misəɡu/ → /misoɡu/
From Old Japanese, continuative form misogi first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
Derivation likely unknown, no known phonetic spellings attested in ancient literature.
* mi is likely 水 (/mi₁/, “water”) instead of 身 (/mi₂/, “body”). See also Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai for more detail on ancient spellings.
* sosogu (probably rendered as */səsəɡu/ in Old Japanese) is definitely 注ぐ (sosogu, “to pour over”), compare 濯ぐ (susugu, “to rinse”).

… 天川原尓出立而潔身而麻之乎高山乃石穂乃上尓伊座都類香物

...ama no kawara ni ide-tachite misogite mashi o takayama no iwao no ue ni imasetsuru ka mo

...to purify myself and pray on the Heavenly River's shore[, ah, that] I must leave him lying among the rocks of that lofty hill!

(Shinto, archaic) to perform misogi (purification ritual, ablution)


鎮魂

ja-noun

鎮魂(たましずめ) • (tamashizume) ^(←たましづめ (tamasidume)?)

鎮魂 (canonical)
tamashizume (romanization)
tamasidume (romanization)
たましづめ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 魂 (tama, “soul”) + 鎮め (shizume, “calming, pacifying, appeasing”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 鎮(しず)める (shizumeru, “to calm, to pacify, to appease”).).
The spelling is from Middle Chinese, from the chinkon reading above.

compound

(Shinto) short for 鎮魂の祭 (tamashizume no matsuri, “festival for the pacification of the souls of the dead”) or 鎮魂の式 (tamashizume no shiki, “ritual for the pacification of the souls of the dead”): a mass


鎮魂

ja-noun

鎮魂(みたましずめ) • (mitamashizume) ^(←みたましづめ (mitamasidume)?)

鎮魂 (canonical)
mitamashizume (romanization)
mitamasidume (romanization)
みたましづめ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 御霊 (mitama, “soul”) + 鎮め (shizume, “calming, pacifying, appeasing”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 鎮(しず)める (shizumeru, “to calm, to pacify, to appease”).).
The spelling is from Middle Chinese, from the chinkon reading above.
This reading with the mi- prefix appears to be less common than tamashizume above.

compound

(Shinto, archaic) (see tamashizume above)


禰宜

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).
The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

(Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine


鸕鷀草葺不合尊

ja-pos

^うがやふきあえず の ^みこと

^うがやふきあへず の ^みこと

鸕鷀草葺不合尊(うがやふきあえずのみこと) • (Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto) ^(←うがやふきあへずのみこと (Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto)?)

鸕鷀草葺不合尊 (canonical)
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto (romanization)
Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto (romanization)
うがやふきあへずのみこと (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese.
Short-form of 天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命 (Amatsuhiko Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto), attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ugayafukiaezu, the son of Hikohohodemi no Mikoto and Toyotamabime, and the father of Emperor Jimmu


天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

^あまつひこ ^ひこなぎさたけ ^うがやふきあえず の ^みこと

^あまつひこ ^ひこなぎさたけ ^うがやふきあへず の ^みこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命(あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあえずのみこと) • (Amatsuhiko Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto) ^(←あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあへずのみこと (Amatufiko Fikonagisatake Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto)?)

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命 (canonical)
あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあへずのみこと (hiragana historical)

[a̠ma̠t͡sɨçiko̞ çiko̞na̠ɡʲisa̠ta̠ke̞ ɯ̟ɡa̠ja̠ɸɯ̟kʲia̠e̞zɨ no̞ mʲiko̞to̞]

Attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
The name of the kami is derived from:
* 天 (ama, “heaven, sky”, combining form) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 彦 (hiko, “boy”, euphemism; here spelled 日高)
* 彦 (hiko, here spelled 日子) + 渚 (nagisa, “water's edge”, spelled with 波) + 丈 (take, “length; all”, spelled with 限建)
* 鵜 (u, “cormorant”) + 茅葺き (kayafuki, “thatched roof”, with rendaku (連濁) shift; spelled with 葺草葺) + 合えず (aezu, “not completing”), negative 已然形 (izenkei, “realis form”) of 合う (au, “to unite → to finish”, spelled with 不合)
* 命, 尊 (mikoto) is a sacred title suffixed to Shinto deities.
The irregular kanji spellings are a combination of ateji (当て字) and jukujikun (熟字訓).
The name of the deity would likely mean the “son of the god come from heaven, born before the hut at the water's edge had been completely thatched with cormorant feathers”.

sortkey

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

^あまつひこ ^ひこなきさたけ ^うかやふきあえす の ^みこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

^あまつひこ ^ひこなきさたけ ^うかやふきあえす の ^みこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

^あまつひこ ^ひこなきさたけ ^うかやふきあえす の ^みこと


葦原の中つ国

ja-noun

あしはら の なかつくに

葦(あし)原(はら)の中(なか)つ国(くに) • (ashihara no nakatsukuni)

葦原の中つ国 (canonical)
ashihara no nakatsukuni (romanization)

Literally, “middle land/country of reed beds”.

lit

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the realm of mortals, i.e. Japan itself (as opposed to the realm of the gods and the realm of the dead)


礼拝堂

ja-noun

礼(らい)拝(はい)堂(どう) • (raihaidō) ^(←らいはいだう (raifaidau)?)

礼拝堂 (canonical)
raihaidō (romanization)
raifaidau (romanization)
らいはいだう (hiragana historical)


形代

Compound of 形 (kata, “form, shape, model”) + 代 (shiro, “substitution, replacement”).

compound

流し雛: the practice of making dolls out of paper

carrying away one's impurities and sins with them

(Shinto) a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals


神棚

Compound of 神 (kami, “god, deity, spirit”) + 棚 (tana, “shelf”).
The tana changes to dana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(Shinto) a household Shinto altar, consisting primarily of a shelf where the household may place any charms or other shrine items

霊屋

shrine dedicate to a specific individual


霊屋

Compound of 霊 (tama, “soul, essence, life force”) + 屋 (ya, “house; building”). First appears in the 1000s.
The term appears to be a shift in usage from the earlier terms 殯宮 (mogari no miya, araki no miya, literally “wake or mourning shrine”) and 喪屋 (moya, literally “funerary house”) seen in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.

日光東照宮は霊屋の一例です。

Nikkō Tōshōgū wa tamaya no ichirei desu.

The Nikkō Tōshōgū is one example of a tamaya, a shrine dedicated to an individual.

(Shinto) a shrine dedicated to a specific individual

(Shinto) a place where the remains of the dead are kept temporarily during a period of mourning, prior to burial at a formal funeral

(Shinto) a roof placed over a grave, sometimes built to shelter offerings, incense, and the like from the elements


霊屋

ja-noun

霊(れい)屋(おく) • (reioku) ^(←れいをく (reiwoku)?)

霊屋 (canonical)
reioku (romanization)
reiwoku (romanization)
れいをく (hiragana historical)

Likely from Middle Chinese 靈屋 (MC leng 'uwk).


さいのかみ

さえのかみ さえのかみ#Japanese

(Shinto) Alternative form of さえのかみ (sae no kami, “traveler's guardian deity”)


さえのかみ

さえのかみ • (sae no kami) ^(←さへのかみ (safenokami)?)

sae no kami (romanization)
safenokami (romanization)
さへのかみ (hiragana historical)


道祖神

道(どう)祖(そ)神(じん) • (dōsojin) ^(←だうそじん (dausozin)?)

道祖神 (canonical)
dōsojin (romanization)
dausozin (romanization)
だうそじん (hiragana historical)

[do̞ːso̞ʑĩɴ]

(Shinto) Dōsojin (traveler's guardian deity)


祓戸

祓(はらえ)戸(ど) • (haraedo) ^(←はらへど (farafedo)?)

祓戸 (canonical)
haraedo (romanization)
farafedo (romanization)
はらへど (hiragana historical)

From 祓 (harae, “purification”) + 戸 (to, “door”, here used in the sense of “place”).
The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

com

(Shinto) a place where ritual purification is performed


祓戸

ja-noun

祓(はらい)戸(ど) • (haraido) ^(←はらひど (farafido)?)

祓戸 (canonical)
haraido (romanization)
farafido (romanization)
はらひど (hiragana historical)

From 祓 (harai, “purification”) + 戸 (to, “door”, here used in the sense of “place”).
The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Older reading.

com

(Shinto, archaic) a place where ritual purification is performed


神符

From Middle Chinese 神符 (MC zyin bju, literally “deity, god + symbol, mark; charm, talisman”). First cited to the 三教指帰 (Sangō Shiiki), a work by Kūkai from 797.

ltc-l

(Shinto) a type of 護符 (gofu, “talisman, amulet”) issued by a Shinto shrine, often featuring the name of the shrine


弁天

Shortened from 弁財天 / 弁(べん)才(ざい)天(てん) (Benzaiten).

several islands in Japan associated with the goddess Benzaiten

2007, Shin'ichirō Namiki, Shōwa no toshi densetsu [Shōwa era urban legends], page 39:

東西に細長く広がる公園の中央には噴水のある池があって、弁天様がまつられている。

Tōzai ni hosonagaku hirogaru kōen no chūō ni wa funsui no aru ike ga atte, Benten-sama ga matsurareteiru.

In the center of a long, narrow park extending east to west there is a pond with a fountain dedicated to Lady Benten.

(Buddhism, Shinto) Benzaiten, goddess of knowledge and art


やしろ

yashiro (romanization)
yasiro (romanization)
やしろ (hiragana historical)


神宝

神(しん) (shin, “god”) + 宝(ほう) (hō, “precious object, treasure”). The hō changes to pō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

(Shinto) sacred treasure; objects associated with a deity and enshrined in a Shinto shrine


神宝

ja-noun

神宝(かむたから) or 神宝(かむだから) or 神宝(かんたから) or 神宝(かんだから) • (kamutakara or kamudakara or kantakara or kandakara)

神宝 (canonical)
神宝 (canonical)
神宝 (canonical)
神宝 (canonical)
kamutakara (romanization)
kamudakara (romanization)
kantakara (romanization)
kandakara (romanization)

神(かむ) (kamu, “divine”) + 宝(たから) (takara, “treasure”)

ja-compound

(Shinto) offerings at an altar or shrine


ぬさ

nusa (romanization)
ぬさ (hiragana historical)

(Shinto) Things offered when praying to gods.


幣帛

(Shinto) offerings made to the gods of food, money, or cloth


大嘗祭

ja-pos

^おおにえ の ^まつり

大(だい)嘗(じょう)祭(さい) or 大(おお)嘗(なめ)祭(まつり) or 大(おお)嘗(にえの)祭(まつり) • (Daijōsai or Ōnamematsuri or Ōnie no Matsuri)

大嘗祭 (canonical)
大嘗祭 (canonical)
大嘗祭 (canonical)
Daijōsai (romanization)
Ōnamematsuri (romanization)
Ōnie no Matsuri (romanization)

(Shinto) a grand ritual to give thanks to the gods after the enthronement of the Emperor


和御魂

和御魂 (canonical)
nikimitama (romanization)

和 (“gentle; harmonious”) + 御魂 (“dead soul”)

pre

(Shinto) the part of the soul that's gentle, as opposed to the violent 荒御魂 (aramitama)


国津神

国津神 (canonical)
kuni tsu kami (romanization)

Of 国(くに) (kuni, “country; earth”) + つ (tsu, possessive particle (archaic)) + 神(かみ) (kami, “god”)

ja-compound

(Shinto) the gods of the earth, descendants of the 天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) (ama tsu kami, “gods of the heavens”)


天津神

天津神 (canonical)
ama tsu kami (romanization)

Of 天(あま) (ama, “heaven”) + つ (tsu, possessive particle (archaic)) + 神(かみ) (kami, “god”)


地神

地神 (canonical)
jishin (romanization)
disin (romanization)
ぢしん (hiragana historical)

(Shinto, specifically) gods descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess; ancestor-gods of Japan's emperors

(Shinto) a local god; the spirit of a particular place


地祇

(Shinto) earthly deities; the gods of the earth


天鈿女

天鈿女 (canonical)
Ame no Uzume (romanization)

Ame-no-Uzume
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ja:アメノウズメ

From Old Japanese, shift from the older and previously more prevalent (and still current) reading Ama no uzume, itself a compound of 天 (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, genitive particle) + 鈿女 (uzume). The derivation of the uzume element is uncertain; it might be from uzu (the term used to refer to a sprig of flowers used as a hair decoration in certain Shinto rituals, as used by the goddess) + 女 (me, “woman, female”). This may be reflected in the kanji spelling, where 鈿 is the character for hairpin.
The goddess is mentioned in both the Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720.

compound

天鈿女命

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) a goddess who performed a merry ritual dance to entertain the gods of heaven, to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of the cave 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)


天つ罪

天つ罪 (canonical)
amatsutsumi (romanization)

Coordinate term: 国つ罪

(Shinto, Japanese mythology, agriculture) one of the eight agricultural offenses that is said to have been committed in the 高天原 (Takamagahara, “Plain of High Heaven”), notably by the unruly god 素戔嗚 (Susanoo), namely 畔放 (ahanachi, “breaking down ridges”), 溝埋 (mizoume, “covering ditches”), 樋放 (hihanachi, “releasing irrigation sluices”), 重播 (shikimaki, “double planting”), 串刺 (kushisashi, “setting up stakes”), 生剥 (ikehagi, “skinning alive”), 逆剥 (sakahagi, “skinning backward”) and 糞戸 (kusohe, “defecation”)


現人神

現人神 (canonical)
arahitogami (romanization)

com-ja

現人(あらひと) (arahito) + 神(かみ) (kami, “god”)

The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(Shinto) arahitogami (deity in human form in Shinto religion)


禍津日神

禍津日神 (canonical)
magatsuhi no kami (romanization)

Of 曲(まが) (maga, “wickedness, disaster”) + つ (tsu, genitive marker) + 霊(ひ) (hi, “spirit”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 神(かみ) (kami, “gods”). Attested from the 10th century; included in the Engishiki (927).

ja-compound

(Shinto) the gods of calamity or misfortune

八十禍津日神

Yasomagatsuhi no kami, a god of calamity


神代

Compound of 神(かみ) (kami, “god”) + 代(よ) (yo, “age, times”).

ja-com

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods


神代

Compound of 神(じん) (jin, “god”) + 代(だい) (dai, “age, times”).


奉幣

(Shinto) making an offering to the gods, especially of a gohei


奉幣

奉幣する (canonical)
hōhei suru (romanization)
奉幣し (stem)
奉幣した (past)
奉幣し
ほうへいし
hōhei shi
奉幣する
ほうへいする
hōhei suru
奉幣すれ
ほうへいすれ
hōhei sure
奉幣せよ (imperative literary)
奉幣しろ (colloquial imperative)
ほうへいせよ (imperative literary)
ほうへいしろ (colloquial imperative)
hōhei seyo (imperative literary)
hōhei shiro (colloquial imperative)
奉幣される (passive)
ほうへいされる (passive)
hōhei sareru (passive)
奉幣させる (causative)
奉幣さす (causative)
ほうへいさせる (causative)
ほうへいさす (causative)
hōhei saseru (causative)
hōhei sasu (causative)
奉幣できる (potential)
ほうへいできる (potential)
hōhei dekiru (potential)
奉幣しよう (volitional)
ほうへいしよう (volitional)
hōhei shiyō (volitional)
奉幣しない (negative)
ほうへいしない (negative)
hōhei shinai (negative)
奉幣せず (continuative negative)
ほうへいせず (continuative negative)
hōhei sezu (continuative negative)
奉幣します (formal)
ほうへいします (formal)
hōhei shimasu (formal)
奉幣した (perfective)
ほうへいした (perfective)
hōhei shita (perfective)
奉幣して (conjunctive)
ほうへいして (conjunctive)
hōhei shite (conjunctive)
奉幣すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ほうへいすれば (conditional hypothetical)
hōhei sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Shinto) make an offering to the gods, especially a gohei


真榊

(Shinto) masakaki, a type of Shinto offering with branches of cleyera japonica attached to banners