Taisai; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
A directional deity in Onmyōdō, associated with the year and Jupiter's position. Part of the 八将神 (Hasshōjin) group.
See also: 八将神
Taisai is one of the eight gods and is said to govern the fortune of the year.
Archaic term for the planet Jupiter, used in classical Chinese astronomy and astrology. Modern Japanese uses 木星.
See also: 木星
In old astronomical texts, Jupiter is sometimes written as 太歳.
Standard kanji form for the deity in the traditional calendar.
Variant kanji form; less common but attested.
From Chinese 太歳, the name of a calendrical deity associated with an imaginary counterpart to Jupiter that moves through the zodiac in the opposite direction.