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犬神

Hiragana
いぬがみ
Noun
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.
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
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It is said that a dog spirit has been protecting this village since ancient times.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

据说这个村子自古以来一直由犬神守护。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

據說這個村莊自古以來一直由犬神守護著。

Korean Translation

이 마을에는 옛날부터 개의 신(犬神)이 지켜오고 있다고 전해집니다.

Vietnamese Translation

Người ta nói rằng ở ngôi làng này từ xưa đến nay luôn có một thần chó bảo vệ.

Tagalog Translation

Sinasabing mula pa noong sinaunang panahon ay pinoprotektahan ng isang inugami ang nayon na ito.

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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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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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犬神

この村には、古来から犬神が守り続けていると言われています。

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It is said that a dog spirit has been protecting this village since ancient times.

It is said that a dog spirit has been protecting this village since ancient times.

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この村には、古来から犬神が守り続けていると言われています。

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