明神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	神
みょう Grade: 2	じん Grade: 3
goon

Alternative spelling
明神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

明 (“bright”) +‎ 神 (“spirit”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

明(みょう)神(じん) • (myōjin)

(Japanese mythology) an honorific for gods

References

“明神”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
明	神

Noun

明神 • (myeongsin) (hangeul 명신)

hanja form^? of 명신 (“august divinity”)