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Fūjin

Fūjin proper noun: the Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo.

fūjin: the Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo
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Proper noun

Fūjin

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo.

Origin of Fūjin

From Japanese 風神 (ふうじん Fūjin), from Middle Chinese 風 (MC pjuwng, “wind”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “spirit”).

Questions about Fūjin

What does Fūjin mean?
Fūjin means the Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo.
What part of speech is Fūjin?
Fūjin is a proper noun.

Words near Fūjin in the dictionary

  1. fœtor
  2. fœtors
  3. fœtus
  4. fœtuses
  5. fœtûs
  6. Fūjin
  7. f—d
  8. f—g
  9. f—k
  10. f—ked
  11. f—kin

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