黄おう幡ばん

noun

Ōban; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar

A deity in the traditional Japanese calendar system, specifically one of the 八将神 (Hasshōjin). The term is highly domain-specific and rarely encountered outside historical or religious contexts.

See also: 八将神

• 黄おう幡ばんは八はっ将しょう神じんの一ひと柱はしらで、暦こよみの上うえで特とく定ていの方ほう角がくを司つかさどるとされる。

  Ōban is one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar, said to govern a specific direction on the calendar.