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Tenjin

Tenjin proper noun: a Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.

tenjin: a Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship
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Proper noun

Tenjin

  1. (Japanese) A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
  2. A Japanese term for deva.

Origin of Tenjin

From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (then, “Heaven”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “god”).

Questions about Tenjin

What does Tenjin mean?
Tenjin means a Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
What part of speech is Tenjin?
Tenjin is a proper noun.

Words near Tenjin in the dictionary

  1. Tenisons
  2. Tenite
  3. Tenites
  4. tenji block
  5. tenji blocks
  6. Tenjin
  7. Tenkasi
  8. tenkasu
  9. Tenke
  10. tenkey
  11. tenkeyless

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