Tenjin

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Tenjin Crossing to China, late 15th century by Sesshin, Muromachi period, Ink on paper, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute

Etymology

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From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from (tʰen, Heaven) +‎ (ʑiɪn, deity”, “god).

Proper noun

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Tenjin

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
  2. (Buddhism) A Japanese term for deva.


Japanese

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Romanization

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Tenjin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of てんじん