天神地祇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 神 地 祇
てん
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 3
ち
Grade: 2
ぎ
Jinmeiyō
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
天神地祇 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
天 神 地 祇
てん
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 3
ち
Grade: 2
ぎ
Jinmeiyō
goon kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
天神地祇 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

天神 (“heavenly gods”) +‎ 地祇 (“earthly gods”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てんじんち​ぎ [tèńjíń chíꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɲ̟ t͡ɕiɡʲi]

Noun

天(てん)神(じん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) or 天(てん)神(しん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) • (tenjin chigi or tenshin chigi) 

  1. (Japanese mythology) heavenly gods and earthly gods; all the gods
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