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邪神 (じゃしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

邪じゃ神しん

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Meanings

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noun

evil god; malevolent deity

Refers to a god or deity that is evil, harmful, or antagonistic, often in mythology, fantasy, or fiction.

その物もの語がたりでは、邪じゃ神しんが世せ界かいを滅ほろぼそうとした。
In that story, an evil god tried to destroy the world.
彼かれは邪じゃ神しんを崇すう拝はいするカルトの一いち員いんだった。
He was a member of a cult that worshipped an evil god.

Kanji

邪wicked, injustice, wrong
神gods, mind, soul

Similar words

悪あく魔ま
悪魔 is a demon or devil, often from Western religious contexts, while 邪神 is specifically an evil god or deity, not necessarily a demon.
魔ま神じん
魔神 can mean a demonic god or a powerful evil spirit, sometimes overlapping with 邪神, but 邪神 emphasizes the evil nature of the deity itself.

Etymology

Compound of 邪 (ja, 'evil, wicked') and 神 (shin, 'god, deity'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.