English
Jurōjin
Jurōjin comes from Japanese 寿老人, and goes back to Middle Chinese 壽 ‘longevity’.
- Middle Chinesec. 500–1000壽dʒjùw‘longevity’
- Japanesemodern寿老人Jurōjin
- EnglishtodayJurōjin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Chinesec. 500–1000壽dʒjùw‘longevity’
- Japanesemodern寿老人Jurōjin
- EnglishtodayJurōjin
Every English word from Middle Chinese 壽
Today it means
name The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Chinese 壽 / Jurōjin