Jurōjin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese (dʒjùw, longevity) + (láw, old) + (nyin, person).

Proper noun[edit]

Jurōjin

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Jurōjin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゅろうじん