七福神
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 七 | 福 | 神 |
| しち Grade: 1 |
ふく Grade: 3 |
じん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 七福神 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
七福神 • (Shichi Fukujin)
- (Shinto, Buddhism) the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
Hyponyms
- 布袋 (Hotei, “Hotei”)
- 寿老人 (Jurōjin, “Jurōjin”)
- 福禄寿 (Fukurokuju, “Fukurokuju”)
- 大黒 (Daikoku, “Daikoku”) / 大黒天 (Daikokuten, “Daikokuten”)
- 毘沙門 (Bishamon, “Bishamon”) / 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Bishamonten”)
- 恵比須 (Ebisu) / 恵比寿 (Ebisu) / 夷 (Ebisu) / 戎 (Ebisu, “Ebisu”)
- 弁才天 (Benzaiten) / 弁財天 (Benzaiten, “Benzaiten”)
- 吉祥天 (Kisshōten, “Kisshōten”)
Further reading
七福神 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja- Seven Lucky Gods on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
