恵比須

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恵	比	須
え Grade: S (ateji)	び Grade: 5 (ateji)	す Grade: S (ateji)
goon

Alternative spellings
惠比須 (kyūjitai) 恵比寿 夷 戎 蛭子

恵比須

Proper noun

恵(え)比(び)須(す) or 恵比須(ゑびす) • (Ebisu) ^{←えびす (Ebisu)?}

1. (Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children

Usage notes

Ebisu and Jizō share the role of guardian of small children. Ebisu is one of the seven gods of luck (七福神(しちふくじん) (Shichifukujin)). Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops. Ebisu is often depicted carrying a sea bream (a kind of fish).

Coordinate terms

• 福禄寿(ふくろくじゅ) (Fukurokuju): the god of happiness, wealth and longevity
• 毘沙門(びしゃもん) (Bishamon) / 毘沙門天(びしゃもんてん) (Bishamonten): the god of warriors
• 大黒(だいこく) (Daikoku) / 大黒天(だいこくてん) (Daikokuten): the god of wealth, commerce and trade
• 寿老人(じゅろうじん) (Jurōjin): the god of longevity
• 布袋(ほてい) (Hotei): the fat and happy god of abundance and good health
• 弁才天(べんざいてん) (Benzaiten): Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers
• 吉祥天(きっしょうてん) (Kisshōten): the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities
• 地蔵(じぞう) (Jizō): bodhisattva who looks over children and travelers

See also

• えびす on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Ebisu (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia