市いち神がみ

noun

city god; guardian deity of a city and its marketplace

A tutelary deity protecting a city, especially its commercial district. Historically associated with marketplaces and merchant quarters.

• この町まちの市い神ちがみは商しょう売ばい繁はん盛じょうの神かみ様さまとして信しん仰こうされている。

  The city god of this town is worshipped as a deity of prosperous business.