道祖神

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
道	祖	神
どう Grade: 2	そ Grade: 5	じん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
道祖神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーそ​じん [dòósóꜜjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːso̞ʑĩɴ]

Noun

道(どう)祖(そ)神(じん) • (dōsojin) ^{←だうそじん (dausozin)?}

1. (Shinto) Dōsojin (traveler's guardian deity)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
道	祖	神
さえのかみ
Grade: 2	Grade: 5	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
道祖神 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 道祖神 – see the following entry.

【さえのかみ】 [noun] (Shinto) traveler's guardian deity Alternative spellings 障の神, 塞の神

(This term, 道祖神, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
道	祖	神
さいのかみ
Grade: 2	Grade: 5	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
道祖神 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 道祖神 – see the following entry.

【さいのかみ】 [noun] (Shinto) Alternative form of さえのかみ (sae no kami, “traveler's guardian deity”) Alternative spellings 障の神, 塞の神

(This term, 道祖神, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)