ぢしん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぢしん – see the following entries.

[noun] [from 734] earthquake

[noun] (Shinto) the gods of the earth

[noun] (Shinto, specifically) gods descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess; ancestor-gods of Japan's emperors

[noun] a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood

[noun] (Shinto) a local god; the spirit of a particular place

(This term, ぢしん, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)

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