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Jurōjin

Jurōjin proper noun: the Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.

Proper noun

Jurōjin

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.

Origin of Jurōjin

Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).

Questions about Jurōjin

What does Jurōjin mean?
Jurōjin means the Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.
What part of speech is Jurōjin?
Jurōjin is a proper noun.

Words near Jurōjin in the dictionary

  1. juryrigged
  2. jurywoman
  3. jurywomen
  4. juré
  5. jurés
  6. Jurōjin
  7. jus
  8. jus accrescendi
  9. jus commune
  10. jus divinum
  11. jus gentium

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