English Explanatory Dictionary

Jurōjin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.

Word forms

Jurōjin

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).

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