風神

See also: 风神

Chinese

 
wind; news; style
wind; news; style; custom; manner
 
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (風神)
simp. (风神)
anagram 神風神风

Pronunciation


Noun

風神

  1. god of wind
  2. Alternative form of 豐神丰神 (fēngshén, bearing; manner; demeanour)
  3. (Hokkien) braggart; boaster

Synonyms

  • (braggart):

Verb

風神

  1. (Hokkien) to brag; to talk big; to boast

Synonyms

Adjective

風神

  1. (Hakka) majestic; awe-inspiring

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (風神):
  • Japanese: 風神(ふうじん) (fūjin)
  • Korean: 풍신(風神) (pungsin)
  • Vietnamese: phong thần (風神)

Japanese

The Japanese wind god Fūjin, Sōtatsu, 17th century.
Kanji in this term
ふう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 風神 (MC pjuwng zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 風神风神 (fēngshén).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うじん [fùújíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝːʑĩɴ]

Proper noun

(ふう)(じん) • (Fūjin) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of the wind

See also

References

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

Anagrams

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