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：2026/01/09
犬神
Hiragana
いぬがみ
Noun
rare
Japanese Meaning
日本の民間信仰や伝承において、犬を神格化した存在、または犬の姿をした神霊。五穀豊穣、家内安全、悪霊退散などを司るとされることがある。 / 特に、呪術・祟り・憑き物などの文脈で語られる、犬の霊や犬を使役する神霊的存在。犬神憑きなどの形で、人に取り憑き災いをもたらすと信じられてきたもの。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いぬのかみさまをさすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
狗神 / 犬之神祇 / 与犬相关的神灵
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
狗神 / 日本民間傳說中的犬靈或神祇
Korean Meaning
개의 신 / 개를 상징하는 신격
Indonesian
dewa anjing / roh anjing dalam mitologi Jepang
Vietnamese Meaning
thần chó / thần khuyển
Tagalog Meaning
diyos na aso / espiritung aso sa mitolohiyang Hapon
Sense（1）
(rare) A dog god
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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The ancient villagers offered prayers to the dog god, praying for a bountiful harvest.
The ancient villagers offered prayers to the dog god, praying for a bountiful harvest.
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古代の村人たちは、豊作を祈って犬神に祈りを捧げました。
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