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Ryūjin

Ryūjin proper noun: a dragon god also known as Watatsumi and Suijin, the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology.

Proper noun

Ryūjin

  1. (Japanese) A dragon god also known as Watatsumi and Suijin, the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology.

Origin of Ryūjin

From Japanese 竜神 (Ryūjin).

Questions about Ryūjin

What does Ryūjin mean?
Ryūjin means a dragon god also known as Watatsumi and Suijin, the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology.
What part of speech is Ryūjin?
Ryūjin is a proper noun.

Words near Ryūjin in the dictionary

  1. Rywingate
  2. Ryzhivka
  3. ryō
  4. ryū
  5. ryūha
  6. Ryūjin
  7. Ryūkyū
  8. Ryūkyū Kingdom
  9. Ryūkyūan
  10. ryūs
  11. ryūteki

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