天神地祇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	神	地	祇
てん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3	ち Grade: 2	ぎ Jinmeiyō
kan’on			goon

Alternative spelling
天神地祇 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
天	神	地	祇
てん Grade: 1	じん Grade: 3	ち Grade: 2	ぎ Jinmeiyō
goon		kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
天神地祇 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 神(じん)祇(ぎ) (jingi)

Etymology

天神 (“heavenly gods”) +‎ 地祇 (“earthly gods”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てんじんち​ぎ [tèńjíń chíꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɲ̟ t͡ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

天(てん)神(じん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) or 天(てん)神(しん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) • (tenjin chigi or tenshin chigi) 

1. (Japanese mythology) heavenly gods and earthly gods; all the gods