The story
- Japanese · derived from天神
- English todayTenjin
From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (then, “Heaven”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “god”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship. Full definition →
From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (then, “Heaven”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “god”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.