福禄寿

See also: 福祿壽

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 福禄寿 – see 福祿壽 (“Fu Lu Shou, the Three Lucky Gods in Chinese mythology; happiness, wealth and longevity; etc.”). (This term, 福禄寿, is the simplified form of 福祿壽.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

福禄寿

From Middle Chinese 福祿壽. Considered in Japan to be one of the Seven Lucky Gods starting from the Muromachi Period.

福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, rōmaji fukurokuju)

福禄寿 (hiragana ふくろくじゅ, rōmaji Fukurokuju)

七福神 (しちふくじん) (shichi fukujin): the Seven Lucky Gods
布 (ほ)袋 (てい) (Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health
寿 (じゅ)老 (ろう)人 (じん) (Jurōjin): god of longevity
毘 (び)沙 (しゃ)門 (もん)天 (てん) (Bishamonten): god of warriors
弁才天 (べんざいてん) (Benzaiten), 弁財天 (べんざいてん) (Benzaiten): goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, especially music
大黒天 (だいこくてん) (Daikokuten): god of wealth, commerce and trade.
恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (えびす) (Ebisu): god of fishers or merchants

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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