火神
Chinese
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
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trad. (火神) | 火 | 神 | |
simp. #(火神) | 火 | 神 |
Pronunciation
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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火 | 神 |
か Grade: 1 |
じん Grade: 3 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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火神 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese 火神 (MC xwaX zyin, literally “fire + god”).
First attested in 1103 in the 中右記 (Chūyū-ki), a diary spanning some 50 years of life in the imperial court.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠ʑĩɴ]
Noun
- [from 1103] (mythology, Shinto, possibly archaic) a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi
References
- “火神”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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