Fukurokuju

See also: fukurokuju

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 福禄寿 (Fukurokuju), from Middle Chinese 福 (pjuwk, “fortune”) +‎ 祿 (luwk, “blessings”) +‎ 壽 (dzyuwX/dzyuwH, “longevity”).

Proper noun

Fukurokuju

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese name for the Chinese god Xuanwu, one of the seven gods of good fortune: the god of happiness, wealth, and longevity.

See also

Hotei (布袋), the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
Jurōjin (寿老人), god of longevity.
Bishamonten (毘沙門天), god of warriors.
Daikokuten (大黒天, Daikoku), god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
Ebisu (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷 or 戎), god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.
Benzaiten (弁才天 or 弁財天), goddess of knowledge, art and beauty and music

Japanese

Romanization

Fukurokuju

Rōmaji transcription of ふくろくじゅ

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