宇う賀が神じん

also: うかじん

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Meanings

noun

Uga-jin; god of harvests and wealth

A Japanese deity syncretized with the Buddhist goddess Saraswati (Benzaiten). Often depicted as a heavenly woman, a white snake, or a fox. Primarily a religious and mythological term.

宇う賀が神じんは弁べん財ざい天てんと習しゅう合ごうした神かみとして知しられている。
Uga-jin is known as a deity syncretized with Benzaiten.
この神じん社じゃでは宇う賀が神じんが白しろ蛇へびの姿すがたで祀まつられている。
At this shrine, Uga-jin is enshrined in the form of a white snake.

Written forms

宇賀神Usage98%
- うがじん
  Standard kanji spelling for this deity name.
- うかじん
  Alternate reading うかじん, less common than うがじん.
うがじんUsage2%
Kana spelling, useful for learners or when the kanji are obscure.
うかじん

Kanji

宇eaves, roof, house
賀congratulations, joy
神gods, mind, soul

Similar words

弁べん財ざい天てん
Benzaiten is the Buddhist goddess of music, arts, and wealth, with whom Uga-jin is often syncretized. Uga-jin is a native Japanese harvest deity that became associated with her.
稲荷いなり
Inari is another Japanese deity associated with harvest, rice, and foxes. Uga-jin shares fox imagery but is more directly linked to Benzaiten and serpent symbolism.

Etymology

The name 宇賀神 (Uga-jin) literally means 'Uga deity.' The origin of 'Uga' is uncertain, but it may be related to 宇迦 (uka), an old word for food or grain, connecting the deity to harvest and abundance.