福禄寿
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 福 | 禄 | 寿 |
福禄寿
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 福祿壽. Considered in Japan to be one of the Seven Lucky Gods starting from the Muromachi Period.
Pronunciation
Noun
福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, romaji fukurokuju)
Proper noun
福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, romaji Fukurokuju)
- (Shintō): Fukurokuju; a god of happiness, wealth, and longevity, and one of the seven gods of good fortune
Coordinate terms
- 七福神 (しちふくじん, shichi fukujin): the Seven Lucky Gods
- 布袋 (ほてい, Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health
- 寿老人 (じゅろうじん, Jurōjin): god of longevity
- 毘沙門天 (びしゃもんてん, Bishamonten): god of warriors
- 弁才天, 弁財天 (べんざいてん, Benzaiten): goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, especially music
- 大黒天 (だいこくてん, Daikokuten): god of wealth, commerce and trade.
- 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (えびす, Ebisu): god of fishers or merchants
External links
Seven Lucky Gods on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Seven Lucky Gods
Mandarin
| simpl. | 福禄寿 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 福祿壽 | |
Proper noun
福禄寿 (simplified, Pinyin Fú Lù Shòu, traditional 福祿壽)
- Fu Lu Shou, the Three Lucky Gods in Chinese mythology