English
Etymology
From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (then, “Heaven”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “god”).
Proper noun
Tenjin
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.
- (Buddhism) A Japanese term for deva.
Japanese
Romanization
Tenjin
- Rōmaji transcription of てんじん