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Raijin

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

raijin: the Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo
Image: 俵屋宗達 (Tawaraya Sotatsu) (1570-1643), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Raijin

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo.

Origin of Raijin

From Japanese 雷神 (Raijin), from Middle Chinese 雷 (lwoj, “thunder”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “spirit”).

Questions about Raijin

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

Words near Raijin in the dictionary

  1. Raigorodsky
  2. Raigoza
  3. Raigozas
  4. Raihanul
  5. RAII
  6. Raijin
  7. raik
  8. raiked
  9. Raikes
  10. Raikeses
  11. raiking

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