風神

See also: 风神

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

風神

  1. god of wind
  2. Alternative form of 豐神/丰神 (fēngshén, “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: 風神(ふうじん) (fūjin)
  • → Korean: 풍신(風神) (pungsin)
  • → Vietnamese: phong thần (風神)

Japanese

The Japanese wind god Fūjin, Sōtatsu, 17th century.
Kanji in this term
風 神
ふう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
風神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ふうじん [fùújíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝːʑĩɴ]

Proper noun

風(ふう)神(じん) • (Fūjin) 

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

See also

References

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

Anagrams

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