福禄寿
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 福 | 禄 | 寿 |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 福祿壽. Considered in Japan to be one of the Seven Lucky Gods starting from the Muromachi Period.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, romaji fukurokuju)
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
- 七福神 (しちふくじん, shichi fukujin): the Seven Lucky Gods
- 布袋 (ほてい, Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health
- 寿老人 (じゅろうじん, Jurōjin): god of longevity
- 毘沙門天 (びしゃもんてん, Bishamonten): god of warriors
- 弁才天, 弁財天 (べんざいてん, Benzaiten): goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, especially music
- 大黒天 (だいこくてん, Daikokuten): god of wealth, commerce and trade.
- 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (えびす, Ebisu): god of fishers or merchants
External links[edit]
Seven Lucky Gods on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Seven Lucky Gods
Mandarin[edit]
| simpl. | 福禄寿 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 福祿壽 | |
Proper noun[edit]
福禄寿 (simplified, Pinyin Fú Lù Shòu, traditional 福祿壽)
- Fu Lu Shou, the Three Lucky Gods in Chinese mythology
