Tenjin

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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
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