渡と来らい神しん

noun

deity from the Asian mainland

Refers to a deity believed to have come from the Asian mainland, especially the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun periods. Ame no Hiboko is a well-known example. Used in historical and mythological contexts.

See also: 渡来

• 渡と来らい神しんの代だい表ひょう例れいとして、アメノヒボコが知しられている。

  Ame no Hiboko is known as a representative example of a deity from the Asian mainland.

• この神じん社じゃは渡と来らい神しんを祀まつっていると伝つたえられている。

  This shrine is said to enshrine a deity that came from the mainland.