also: どじん
earth god; earth deity
A deity or spirit of the earth or land, often associated with local tutelary gods in Shinto or folk belief.
村の入り口に土神を祀った小さな祠がある。
At the entrance of the village, there is a small shrine dedicated to the earth god.
この地方では、田植えの前に土神に祈りを捧げる習慣が残っている。
In this region, the custom of offering prayers to the earth deity before rice planting remains.
Standard kanji spelling for the native Japanese reading.
Sino-Japanese reading; less common and may appear in older or more formal contexts.
Compound of 土 (tsuchi, 'earth') + 神 (kami, 'god'), with rendaku voicing. The reading どじん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading of the same characters.