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jurōjin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ju-ro-jin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does jurōjin mean?
The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.
Where does jurōjin come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).

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