土公神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	公	神
ど Grade: 1	く Grade: 2	じん Grade: 3
kan’yōon	goon

Alternative spelling
土公神 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
土	公	神
ど Grade: 1	こう Grade: 2	じん Grade: 3
kan’yōon	kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
土公神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どくじん [dòkújíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝʑĩɴ]

• IPA^(key): [do̞ko̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

土(ど)公(く)神(じん) or 土(ど)公(こう)神(じん) • (dokujin or dokōjin) 

1. (mythology, Onmyodo) the spirit of earth

   Synonym: 地神 (jigami)

See also

• 陰(おん)陽(みょう)道(どう) (Onmyōdō)

References

• Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN