天神
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 天 | 神 |
Etymology
From Sinitic 天神. Date of borrowing unknown. Compare modern Mandarin 天神 (tiānshén, “god, godhead, divinity”).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
Less commonly read using the Kan'on reading tenshin: [tẽ̞ɴɕĩɴ]
Noun
天神: the hairstyle
天神 (hiragana てんじん, romaji tenjin)
- the Japanese gods of the heavens
- a noble wearing ordinary robes (robes not dyed to match the wearer's rank)
- an umeboshi
- an umeboshi pit
- short for 天神髷 (tenjin mage) or 天神結び (tenjin musubi), a certain kind of bow-shaped topknot or bun hairstyle worn by women, popular in the late 1800s
Synonyms
- (gods): 天つ神 (あまつかみ, ama tsu kami)
- (umeboshi): 梅干し (うめぼし, umeboshi)
- (hairstyle): 天神髷 (てんじんまげ, tenjin mage)
- (hairstyle): 天神結び (てんじんむすび, tenjin musubi)
Derived terms
- 天神地祇 (てんじんちぎ, tenjin chigi): all the gods of heaven and earth
- 天神七代 (てんじんしちだい, Tenjin Shichidai): the seven generations of gods in Shintō mythology
Proper noun
天神: Sugawara no Michizane
天神: Tenjin-san, the Tenman-gū shrine to Sugawara no Michizane in Kitano
天神: Tenjin Station in downtown Fukuoka
天神 (hiragana てんじん, romaji Tenjin)
- the Shinto kami of scholarship, the deification of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903 CE), a scholar, poet, and politician
- a shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane
- one of the traditional Noh masks, depicting one of the 鬼神 (onigami; kijin, “fierce gods”) as the vengeful spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, the lead role in the 雷電 (Raiden) piece
- an area in downtown Fukuoka
Synonyms
- (shrine): 天満宮 (てんまんぐう, Tenman-gū)
Derived terms
- 天神ぞ (てんじんぞ, Tenjin zo): (archaic) for sure, for certain, absolutely, definitely
- 天神講 (てんじんこう, Tenjin Kō): a matsuri celebrating Sugawara no Michizane, held on the date of his death, 25 February (or on the 25th of every month)
- 天神祭 (てんじんまつり, Tenjin Matsuri): a matsuri celebrating Sugawara no Michizane, held on the date of his death, 25 February (or on the 25th of every month)
- 天神橋 (てんじんばし, Tenjin-bashi): a bridge over the Yodo River in Ōsaka
- 天神髭 (てんじんひげ, Tenjin hige): a beard of the style shown in [[depiction]s of Sugawara no Michizane
- 天神山 (てんじんやま, Tenjin Yama): the name of various mountains and other places around Japan
- 天神山古墳 (てんじんやまこふん, Tenjin Yama Kofun): a late-fourth-century kofun tomb in Gunma prefecture
External links
菅原道真 (Sugawara no Michizane) on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia:菅原道真- Sugawara no Michizane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Sugawara no Michizane
- 天神 (福岡市) (Tenjin, Fukuoka) on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia:天神 (福岡市)
- Tenjin, Fukuoka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Tenjin, Fukuoka
- 福岡市 (Fukuoka City) on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia:福岡市
- Fukuoka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Fukuoka
