japanese deity

Noun
  1. A deity worshipped by the Japanese (synset 109557539)
    is a type of: deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    specific instances:
    • amaterasu, amaterasu omikami - central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
    • hachiman - a Shinto god of war
    • hotei - one of the 7 gods of happiness
    • izanagi - the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami
    • izanami - sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan
    • kami - one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
    • kwannon - Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
    • ninigi, ninigino-mikoto - grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan

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