疱瘡神

ほうそうがみ

Also written ほうそうしん

Meanings

1. Noun smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox

Kanji

• 疱 smallpox; blister. Read as ホウ.
• 瘡 wound; boil; syphilis. Read as ソウ.
• 神 god. Read as かみ.

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