Tenjin

Tenjin Crossing to China, late 15th century by Sesshin, Muromachi period, Ink on paper, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute

Meaning

Proper Noun

A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
A Japanese term for deva.

Origin

From Japanese 天神, from 天 (tʰen "Heaven") + 神 (ʒin "deity", "god").

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