中神

Japanese
Kanji in this term
中 神
なか
Grade: 1		 かみ > がみ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
中神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [na̠ka̠ɡa̠mʲi]

Proper noun

中(なか)神(がみ) • (Nakagami) 

  1. Nakagami (places in Japan):
    1. A neighborhood of Iruma, Saitama Prefecture.
    2. A neighborhood of Tonami, Toyama Prefecture.
    3. A station in Akishima, Tokyo prefecture.
  2. a surname

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 中神 – see the following entry.
【天一神なかがみ】
[proper noun] (Taoism) god in the practice of Onmyōdō, who is believed to travel in all directions and preside over good fortune and calamities
Alternative spelling
てんいちじん
(This term, 中神, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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