風神

See also: 风神

Chinese

 
wind; news; style; custom; manner
 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (風神)
simp. (风神)
anagram 神風神风

Pronunciation


Noun

風神

  1. god of wind
  2. (alt. form 丰神) bearing; manner; demeanour
  3. (Min Nan) braggart

Verb

風神

  1. (Min Nan) to brag, to talk big; to boast

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (風神):

Japanese

The Japanese wind god Fūjin, Sōtatsu, 17th century.
Kanji in this term
ふう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 風神 (MC pɨuŋ ʑiɪn). Compare modern Mandarin 風神风神 (fēngshén).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

風神 (hiragana ふうじん, rōmaji Fūjin)

  1. (mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of the wind

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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