Words — 171 found
ざしき
座敷わらし
1. protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
座敷童子 【ざしきわらし】、座敷童 【ざしきわらし】
どうそじん
道祖神
1. traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
道祖神 【どうそしん】、道祖神 【さいのかみ】、道祖神 【さえのかみ】、塞の神 【さいのかみ】、塞の神 【さえのかみ】、障の神 【さいのかみ】、障の神 【さえのかみ】
1. division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner
いざなぎ
伊邪那岐
1. Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm godsShinto, Usually written using kana alone, See also 伊邪那岐命
2. Izanagi; a Shintou god
伊邪那岐 【いざなき】、伊弉諾 【いざなぎ】、伊弉諾 【いざなき】、イザナギ
にぎはやひのみこと
饒速日命
1. Nigihayahi; deity who married Nagasunehiko's younger sister and subsequently killed him when he opposed Emperor JimmuShinto, Legend
邇芸速日命 【にぎはやひのみこと】
1. deity of the Moon; moon god
かまどがみ
竈神
1. deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
竃神 【かまどがみ】、かまど神 【かまどがみ】、竈神 【そうしん】、竃神 【そうしん】
おおなむちのかみ
大己貴神
1. Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand ShrineSee also 大国主命
大穴牟遅神 【おおなむちのかみ】、大汝神 【おおなむちのかみ】、大己貴神 【おおあなむちのかみ】、大穴牟遅神 【おおあなむちのかみ】
おおあなむちのみこと
大穴牟遅命
1. Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand ShrineSee also 大国主命
おおくにぬしのみこと
大国主命
1. Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand ShrineSee also 大黒天
とらいしん
渡来神
1. deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)See also 渡来
おおくにぬしのかみ
大国主神
1. Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand ShrineSee also 大黒天
ふどうみょうおう
不動明王
1. Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deityBuddhism
2. Fudoumyouou
みこ
巫女
1. miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrinesShinto
2. medium; sorceress; shamanessOnly applies to 巫女, also 巫
神子 【みこ】、巫女 【ふじょ】
みこ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). みこ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).