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
山 | 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 |
神 | 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
Simplified Japanese form: | 神 |