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
  • (Tokyo) としがみ [tòshígámí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ɕiɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

年(とし)神(がみ) • (toshigami) 

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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