Source Word
犬神
Hiragana
いぬがみ
Noun
A
(guardian)
dog
spirit;
a
attendant/familiar
spirit:
In
Japanese
mythology
an
inugami
(lit.
a
"dog
spirit")
is
a
type
of
shikigami
(式神),
similar
to
a
familiar
spirit,
resembling,
and
usually
originating
from,
a
dog,
and
most
commonly
carrying
out
vengeance
or
acting
as
guardians
on
behalf
of
their
'owner'.
Japanese Meaning
犬の霊的存在や神格化された犬を指す語。日本の民間信仰や妖怪・呪術的な文脈で、主に主人のために祟りや守護、怨敵への報復などを行うとされる存在。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いぬのれい。もちぬしをまもったり、うらみをはらしたりする。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本神话中的犬灵，使魔或式神的一种 / 受主人差遣，用于复仇或守护的灵体
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本傳說中的犬之靈，近似式神或使魔 / 受主人驅使，負責守護或代為復仇的靈體
Korean Meaning
일본 신화·민간신앙의 개 정령, 수호령. / 주인을 대신해 수호나 복수를 수행하는 사역신(사령). / 시키가미의 일종.
Indonesian
roh anjing pelindung dalam mitologi Jepang / roh pendamping/familiar berwujud anjing / shikigami anjing yang menjaga atau membalas dendam bagi tuannya
Vietnamese Meaning
Linh khuyển; linh hồn con chó dùng làm thức thần/hộ vệ / Yêu linh/ma chó làm tùy tùng, thường báo thù cho chủ / Thần khuyển, một dạng shikigami trong thần thoại Nhật Bản
Tagalog Meaning
espiritung aso (inugami) / pamilyar na espiritu na nagmumula sa aso / espiritung tagapagbantay o tagapaghiganti para sa may-ari
Sense（1）
A (guardian) dog spirit; a attendant/familiar spirit: In Japanese mythology an inugami (lit. a dog spirit
) is a type of shikigami (式神), similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of their 'owner'.
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