ぢしん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぢしん – see the following entries.

【地震じしん】 [noun] [from 734] earthquake

【地神じしん】 [noun] (Shinto) the gods of the earth [noun] (Shinto, specifically) gods descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess; ancestor-gods of Japan's emperors [noun] a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood [noun] (Shinto) a local god; the spirit of a particular place

(This term, ぢしん, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)