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Daikokuten

Daikokuten proper noun: the Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.

Proper noun

Daikokuten

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.

Origin of Daikokuten

From Japanese 大黒天 (Daikokuten).

Questions about Daikokuten

What does Daikokuten mean?
Daikokuten means the Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.
What part of speech is Daikokuten?
Daikokuten is a proper noun.

Words near Daikokuten in the dictionary

  1. Daijirin
  2. daiker
  3. daikered
  4. daikering
  5. daikers
  6. Daikokuten
  7. daikon
  8. daikon radish
  9. daikon radishes
  10. daikons
  11. daikyu

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