年神

Japanese
Kanji in this term
年 神
とし
Grade: 1		 かみ > がみ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
年神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

年(とし)神(がみ) • (toshigami) 

  1. (mythology, Shinto): the kami associated with a new year

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