Word Meaning 氏神

うじがみ ujigami

氏神 is read as うじがみ (ujigami) and means patron god.

Meaning

English

patron god
tutelar deity
guardian deity
local deity

Reading

Kana

うじがみ

Romaji

ujigami

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Antonyms 氏子 Rank 8994 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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時の氏神

ときのうじがみ

person who turns up at the right moment to help

挨拶は時の氏神

あいさつはときのうじがみ

blessed are the peacemakers

氏名

うじな

(full) name

氏

し

clan

氏族

しぞく

clan

氏子

うじこ

shrine parishioner

氏人

うじびと

lineal descendant

氏

うじ

clan

氏ぬ

しぬ

to die

氏の意見

しのいけん

his opinion

氏子総代

うじこそうだい

parishioner representative

氏文

うじぶみ

ancient clan record (incl. their origins, their achievements, etc.)