水すい神じん

noun

water god; water deity

A deity or divine spirit of water in Japanese mythology and Shinto belief, often associated with rivers, lakes, rain, and the sea.

• 日本にほん神しん話わには、水すい神じんとして有ゆう名めいな神かみがいくつか登とう場じょうする。

  Several well-known gods appear as water deities in Japanese mythology.

• この地ち域いきでは、昔むかしから水すい神じんを祀まつる祭まつりが行おこなわれている。

  In this region, a festival to worship the water god has been held since ancient times.