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daikokuten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
daikokuten
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.

Etymology

From Japanese 大黒天 (Daikokuten).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Shiva

Questions

What does daikokuten mean?
The Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.
Where does daikokuten come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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