犬神
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 犬 | 神 |
| いぬ Grade: 1 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 犬神 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
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Noun
- A (guardian) dog spirit; a attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a "dog spirit,") is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 犬 | 神 |
| いぬ Grade: 1 |
かみ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 犬神 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
See also
Inugami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 式神 (shikikami): a kind of familiar spirit, summoned-up in service as a servant to the will of a practitioner of onmyōdō; very much like a western familiar.
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 犬 read as いぬ
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