太たい歳さい

noun

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

• 太たい歳さいは八はっ将しょう神じんの一ひと柱はしらで、その年としの吉きっ凶きょうを司つかさどるとされる。

  Taisai is one of the eight gods and is said to govern the fortune of the year.

noun

Jupiter (planet)

Archaic term for the planet Jupiter, used in classical Chinese astronomy and astrology. Modern Japanese uses 木星.

See also: 木星

• 古ふるい天てん文もん書しょでは、木もく星せいを太たい歳さいと記しるすことがある。

  In old astronomical texts, Jupiter is sometimes written as 太歳.