恵比須
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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恵 | 比 | 須 |
え Grade: S (ateji) |
び Grade: 5 (ateji) |
す Grade: S (ateji) |
goon |
Alternative spellings |
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惠比須 (kyūjitai) 恵比寿 夷 戎 蛭子 |
Proper noun edit
- (Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children
Usage notes edit
Ebisu and Jizō share the role of guardian of small children. Ebisu is one of the seven gods of luck (七福神 (Shichifukujin)). Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops. Ebisu is often depicted carrying a sea bream.
Coordinate terms edit
- 福禄寿 (Fukurokuju): the god of happiness, wealth and longevity
- 毘沙門 (Bishamon) / 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten): the god of warriors
- 大黒 (Daikoku) / 大黒天 (Daikokuten): the god of wealth, commerce and trade
- 寿老人 (Jurōjin): the god of longevity
- 布袋 (Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health
- 弁才天 (Benzaiten): Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers
- 吉祥天 (Kisshōten): the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities
- 地蔵 (Jizō): bodhisattva who looks over children and travelers
See also edit
- えびす on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Ebisu (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia