Word Meaning 守護神

しゅごじん shugojin

守護神 is read as しゅごじん (shugojin) and means guardian deity.

Meaning

English

  1. guardian deity

Reading

Kana

しゅごじん

Romaji

shugojin

Writing Variants

  • 守護神 しゅごしん shugoshin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 8224 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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守り神

まもりがみ

guardian deity

守護

すご

shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守護大名

しゅごだいみょう

provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)

守護人

しゅごにん

guard

守護代

しゅごだい

acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守護天使

しゅごてんし

guardian angel

守護聖人

しゅごせいじん

patron saint

守護者

しゅごしゃ

guardian

守護竜

しゅごりゅう

guardian dragon

守護霊

しゅごれい

guardian spirit

護法善神

ごほうぜんじん

benevolent deities who protect the dharma

鎮守の神

ちんじゅのかみ

local deity