海神

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Chinese

ocean; sea
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
simp. and trad.
(海神) 		海 神

Pronunciation

Noun

海神

  1. sea god
  2. Poseidon; Neptune

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 神
かい
Grade: 2 		じん
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
海神 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
海 神
わた(の)
Grade: 2 		かみ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海神 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
海 神
わた
Grade: 2 		かみ > がみ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海神 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
海 神
わた(つ)
Grade: 2 		み
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
海神 (kyūjitai)
綿津見
 海神 on Japanese Wikipedia
 List of water deities on Wikipedia

Etymology

Watatsumi: Old Japanese, 海 (“sea”) +‎ つ (archaic genitive particle) +‎ 神 (“spirit”)

Watagami: 海 +‎ 神 (“god”)

Wata no kami: 海 +‎ の (genitive particle) +‎ 神 (“god”)

Kaijin: Middle Chinese 海神 (MC xojX zyin).

Pronunciation

Noun

海(わたつ)神(み) or 海(わた)神(がみ) or 海(わたの)神(かみ) • (watatsumi or watagami or wata no kami) 

  1. (Japanese mythology) a sea god
    Coordinate term: 山祇 (yamatsumi)

海(かい)神(じん) • (kaijin) 

  1. a sea god

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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