Korean Word Entry

山神
Hangul:산신
Revised Romanization:sansin
Definition: Sansin (a mountain deity in Korean folk belief traditionally depicted as an old man with a tiger)

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Chinese characters used in this word

mountain, hill, peak
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄢ (shān)
Cantonese: saan1
Japanese: サン (san)、 セン (sen) / やま (yama)
Korean: 산 (san)
Vietnamese: san, sơn

gods, mind, soul, spirit, god, supernatural being
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄣˊ (shén), ㄕㄣ (shēn)
Cantonese: san4
Japanese: シン (shin)、 ジン (jin) / かみ (kami)、 かん- (kan-)、 こう- (kou-)、 こう (kou)、 たましい (tamashii)
Korean: 신 (sin)
Vietnamese: thần
Variants
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