Word Meaning 四神獣

しじんじゅう shijinjuu

四神獣 is read as しじんじゅう (shijinjuu) and means four divine beasts.

Meaning

English

  1. four divine beasts
  2. guardian deities of the four cardinal points

Reading

Kana

しじんじゅう

Romaji

shijinjuu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 131055 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四足獣

しそくじゅう

quadruped

四獣

しじゅう

four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear)

四神相応

しじんそうおう

an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

神獣

しんじゅう

divine beast

四神

しじん

four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions

半獣神

はんじゅうしん

goat-god

三角縁神獣鏡

さんかくえんしんじゅうきょう

ancient triangular-rimmed mirror decorated with gods and animals

神獣鏡

しんじゅうきょう

ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

四肢

しし

the (four) limbs

四重奏

しじゅうそう

instrumental quartet

四つ相撲

よつずもう

wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands