also: いくさがみ · ぐんじん
god of war; war deity
Refers to a deity associated with war, such as Mars or Hachiman. Used in mythological, historical, and figurative contexts.
In ancient Rome, Mars was worshipped as the god of war.
war hero; fallen war hero
Only with reading ぐんしん / ぐんじん
Specifically a soldier who died heroically in battle and is honored almost like a deity. Restricted to the readings ぐんしん and ぐんじん.
After dying in battle, he was enshrined as a war hero.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is ぐんしん.
Rare native-Japanese reading; may appear in historical or literary contexts.
Obsolete reading; it is out-dated kana usage.
Compound of 軍 (gun, 'army, war') and 神 (shin, 'god, deity'). The reading いくさがみ uses the native Japanese readings of the same characters.