Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
みょう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
明神 (kyūjitai)
 明神 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Myōjin on Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(bright) +‎ (spirit)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(みょう)(じん) (myōjin

  1. (Japanese mythology) an honorific for gods

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

明神 (myeongsin) (hangeul 명신)

  1. Hanja form? of 명신 (august divinity).