Daikokuten

English

Etymology

From Japanese 大黒天 (Daikokuten).

Proper noun

Daikokuten

(mythology, Shinto) Mahākāla, the Hindu god of wealth, commerce and trade. One of the seven gods of luck. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu, and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.

Japanese

Romanization

Daikokuten

Rōmaji transcription of だいこくてん

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