恵比寿

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 恵比寿 – see the following entry at 恵比須.
えびす【恵比須・恵比寿・夷・戎・蛭子】 [proper noun](Shinto): The Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children, (a role he shared with Jizō). One of the seven gods of luck. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops. Ebisu is often depicted carrying a sea bream.
(This term, 恵比寿, is an alternative kanji spelling of 恵比須.)

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