守しゅ護ご神じん

also: しゅごしん

しゅ

ご

じ

ん

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Meanings

1

A deity that protects a person, place, or group. Often used in religious, mythological, and sports contexts (e.g., a team's 'guardian angel').

様さま

です

。

The guardian deity of this shrine is the god of agriculture.

彼かれはチームの守しゅ護ご神じんとして、何なん度どもピンチを救すくった。

As the team's guardian deity, he saved them from many tight spots.

氏うじ神がみ
守護神 is a general term for any guardian deity or spirit, whereas 氏神 specifically refers to a Shinto clan or local tutelary deity.
鎮ちん守じゅ
守護神 is a general term for any protective deity (of a person, cause, or place), while 鎮守 specifically denotes the deity tied to a particular locality.

守護神
- しゅごしん
  Standard kanji form; the reading しゅごしん is more common in modern usage.
- しゅごじん
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
しゅごしん

Compound of 守護 (shugo, 'protection') + 神 (shin/jin, 'god, deity'). The reading しゅごしん is more common, while しゅごじん is an alternative reading.