道祖神

どうそじん

Also written どうそしん, さいのかみ, さえのかみ, 塞の神, 障の神

Meanings

1. Noun traveler's guardian deity (traveller)

Kanji

• 道 road. Read as ドウ.
• 祖 ancestor
• 神 god. Read as シン.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists