地神

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
地	神
じ Grade: 2	かみ > がみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
地神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

地(じ)神(がみ) • (jigami) 

1. (Shinto) the gods of the earth

   Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)

2. (Onmyodo) the spirit of earth

   Synonym: 土公神 (dokujin)

3. a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood

   Synonym: 屋敷神 (yashigami)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
地	神
じ Grade: 2	しん Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
地神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɕĩɴ]

Noun

地(じ)神(しん) • (jishin) ^{←ぢしん (disin)?}

1. (Shinto) the gods of the earth

   Synonym: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami)

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

   Synonym: 地神五代 (chijin godai)

3. a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood

   Synonym: 屋敷神 (yashigami)

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

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
地	神
ち Grade: 2	じん Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
地神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʑĩɴ]

Noun

地(ち)神(じん) • (chijin) 

1. synonym of 地神(じしん) (jishin)
2. synonym of 地祇 (chigi, “earthly dieties”)

References

• “地神”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
• “地神”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
• 2003, 新和英大辞典 (New Japanese-English Dictionary), Fifth Edition, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN