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火神

火神

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (火神)		火	神

Noun

火神

god of fire

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	神
か Grade: 1	じん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

火 +‎ 神

Noun

火神 ‎(hiragana かじん, romaji kajin)

(mythology, Shintō) the god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi.

See also

迦具土 (かぐつち) ‎(Kagutsuchi): Shintō god of fire and the forge
天神 (てんじん) ‎(Tenjin): the gods of the heavens
風神 (ふうじん) ‎(Fūjin): the god of the wind
雷神 (らいじん) ‎(Raijin): the god of thunder
土神 (どじん) ‎(Dojin): the god of the land or soil
水神 (すいじん) ‎(Suijin): the god of water

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huǒshén

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² san⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hóe-sîn / hé-sîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huǒshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooshenr
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fo² san⁴
  - Yale: fó sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² san⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ sɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-sîn / hé-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: hué-sîn / hé-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoefsiin, hefsiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕin²⁴/, /he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin¹³/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/, /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²³/, /he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²³/