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jmdict 2176830 Active (id: 2294403)
四神
しじん
1. [n]
▶ four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions
▶ four gods said to reign over the four seasons
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2176820 青竜 2. Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  ⇔ see: 2176860 白虎 1. White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens)
  ⇔ see: 2176850 朱雀 1. Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens)
  ⇔ see: 2176870 玄武 1. Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens)
  ⇐ see: 2176840 四獣【しじゅう】 2. four gods said to rule over the four directions



History:
5. A 2024-03-14 06:24:48  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Fixing x-ref
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2176820">青竜・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2176820">青竜・2</xref>
4. A 2020-11-19 03:42:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I meant to comment that I think the Wikipedia article missed the point about Taoist gods.
3. A 2020-11-19 03:39:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5: 〔道教の四方の神; 青竜, 白虎, 朱雀, 玄武〕 the four Taoist gods supposed to reign over the four points of the compass(: the blue dragon of the east, the white tiger of the west, the red phoenix of the south, and the black turtle-snake of the north).
  Comments:
Really one sense.
  Diff:
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
-<gloss>four gods said to rule over the four directions</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>(in China) four gods said to rule over the four seasons</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2176820">青竜・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2176860">白虎・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2176850">朱雀・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2176870">玄武・1</xref>
+<gloss>four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions</gloss>
+<gloss>four gods said to reign over the four seasons</gloss>
2. A* 2020-11-15 12:31:31 
  Comments:
Wikipedia calls these "four beasts"
1. A 2007-05-30 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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