arahitogami

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 現人神(あらひとがみ) (arahitogami).

Noun

arahitogami

1. (Shinto) A deity in human form in Shinto religion.

Translations

deity in human form

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 現人神 / 现人神 (xiànrénshén)

• Japanese: 現人神 (あらひとがみ, arahitogami)
• Marathi: आराहितोगामी (ārāhitogāmī)

See also

• akitsumikami, Shinto term for an incarnate god.
• avatar, one of ten major incarnations by the Hindu god Vishnu as a man upon Earth.
• God Emperor, historically used to refer to the Emperor of Japan when he was worshipped as a living god.

Japanese

Romanization

arahitogami

1. Rōmaji transcription of あらひとがみ