守護神
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 守 | 護 | 神 |
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 5 | Grade: 3 |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 守護 (shugo, “protection”) + 神 (shin, “god, deity”).
Noun[edit]
守護神 (hiragana しゅごしん, romaji shugoshin)
Synonyms[edit]
- 守り神 (まもりがみ, mamorigami)
See also[edit]
tutelary deity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:tutelary deity- 祖神 (そしん, soshin): spirit of an ancestor
- 犬神 (いぬがみ, inugami): a guardian dog spirit (see; inugami)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 守
- Japanese terms spelled with 護
- Japanese terms spelled with 神
- Japanese compound words
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese words with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
- ja:Religion
