English
Fūjin
Fūjin comes from Japanese 風神, and goes back to Middle Chinese 風 ‘wind’.
- Middle Chinesec. 500–1000風MC pjuwng‘wind’
- Japanesemodern風神ふうじん Fūjin
- EnglishtodayFūjin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Chinesec. 500–1000風MC pjuwng‘wind’
- Japanesemodern風神ふうじん Fūjin
- EnglishtodayFūjin
A compound of 風 ‘wind’ + 神 ‘deity”, “spirit’
Every English word from Middle Chinese 風
Today it means
name The Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Chinese 風 / Fūjin