てんじん
天神
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
heavenly god•heavenly gods
Noun
spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
Noun
Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)
Noun
pit of a dried plum•dried plum
Noun
tenjin hairstyle
Noun
prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
Noun
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
Example Sentences
天神様は学問の神様です。
Tenjin is the god of learning.
昔の人々[ひとびと]は天神を敬っていた。
People in ancient times revered Tenjin, the heavenly god.
受験の前に天神にお参りしました。
I visited the Tenjin shrine to pray before my exam.
天神祭は大阪の有名な夏祭りです。
The Tenjin Festival is a famous summer festival in Osaka.
京都には天神を祀る神社がたくさんあります。
Kyoto has many shrines dedicated to Tenjin.