god of a cooking stove; kitchen deity
Refers to a folk deity enshrined in the kitchen, often associated with fire and the hearth. In some traditions, 荒神 is also linked to broader protective or wrathful spirits, but the primary dictionary sense is the stove god.
In old houses, people often enshrined the kitchen deity in the kitchen.
Kōjin is worshipped as a fire deity.
guardian deity of the Three Jewels · three-person saddle
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The kanji 荒 (rough, wild) and 神 (god) suggest a powerful, possibly wrathful deity. The exact origin of the kitchen deity association is uncertain, but it may derive from syncretic folk beliefs blending Buddhist, Shinto, and local hearth worship.