Tenjin

See also: tenjin

English

Tenjin Crossing to China, late 15th century by Sesshin, Muromachi period, Ink on paper, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute

Etymology

From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (tʰen, “Heaven”) +‎ 神 (ʑiɪn, “deity”, “god”).

Proper noun

Tenjin

1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
2. (Buddhism) A Japanese term for deva.

Japanese

Romanization

Tenjin

1. Rōmaji transcription of てんじん