English
Kajin
Kajin comes from Japanese 火神 ‘a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi’.
- Japanesemodern火神かじん, Kajin‘a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi’literally ‘fire god’
- EnglishtodayKajin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern火神かじん, Kajin‘a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi’literally ‘fire god’
- EnglishtodayKajin
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 火神 (かじん, Kajin, literally “fire god”).
Every English word from Japanese 火神
Today it means
name Kagutsuchi, the Japanese god of fire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 火神 / Kajin