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道祖神
Hiragana
どうそじん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
道端や村はずれ、峠の辻などに祀られる民間信仰の神。旅人や道中の安全、村境の防護などをつかさどる神格。多くは男女一対の石像や石碑として祀られる。 / 道・境界・交通などを守護するとされる神々の総称。塞の神・賽の神などと習合して信仰されることもある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みちのかみさまのこと。たびをするひとや、むらのはずれをまもるかみさま。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本神道中的旅人守护神 / 设于道路或村境的界神，护佑行路平安
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
神道中守護道路與旅人的神祇 / 鎮守村境與邊界、辟邪的路邊守護神 / 亦被奉為婚姻與子嗣的保護神
Korean Meaning
일본 신토에서 여행자와 길을 지키는 수호신 / 도로·마을 경계에 세워진 경계신 / 마을의 액막이와 번영을 비는 신
Indonesian
dewa penjaga pelancong dalam Shinto / dewa pelindung jalan dan perbatasan (tradisi Jepang) / roh penjaga desa dan titik perlintasan
Vietnamese Meaning
Thần bảo hộ lữ khách (Thần đạo) / Thần canh giữ ranh giới, lối đi / Thần trừ tà ở ngã ba đường
Tagalog Meaning
diyos sa Shinto na tagapangalaga ng mga manlalakbay at daan / diyos ng hanggahan at sangandaan / diyos na panangga ng nayon laban sa masasamang espiritu
Sense（1）
(Shinto) Dōsojin (traveler's guardian deity)
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In this area, there is a tradition of enshrining Dōsojin and praying for the safety of travelers.
In this area, there is a tradition of enshrining Dōsojin and praying for the safety of travelers.
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この地域では、道祖神を祀って旅人の安全を祈る伝統があります。
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