水神

Chinese

		water river(s) aquatic	god(s)
simp. and trad. (水神)		水	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěishén
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-shên²
    • Yale: shwěi-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishern
    • Palladius: шуйшэнь (šujšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵/

Noun

水神

1. water god

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	神
すい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
水神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すいじん [sùíjíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝiʑĩɴ]

Noun

水(すい)神(じん) • (suijin) 

1. (mythology, Shinto): a Japanese god of water

   There are numerous such kami.

See also

• 天神(てんじん) (tenjin): a heavenly god
• 火神(かじん) (kajin): a fire god
• 風神(ふうじん) (Fūjin): the Shintō wind god
• 雷神(らいじん) (Raijin): the Shintō thunder god
• 土神(どじん) (dojin): an earth god