天神 (てんじん) — heavenly god (also pronounced てんしん), heavenly gods (also pronounced てんしん), spirit of Sugawara no Michizane

Meanings

• heavenly god (also pronounced てんしん)
• heavenly gods (also pronounced てんしん)
• spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
• Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)
• prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
• tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• てん 天 heaven
• じん 神 gods

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