Raijin

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Fūjin-raijin-zu by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, with Raijin shown on the left and Fūjin right.

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Raijin

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


Japanese

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Romanization

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Raijin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of らいじん
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