Where does “Tenjin” come from?

Tenjin (English) comes from Japanese 天神, from Middle Chinese 神.

Tenjin (English): A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship

Definitions

  1. A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship

Ancestry of “Tenjin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天神the Japanese gods of the heavens; a noble wearing...
2Middle Chinese神—
Every word from Middle Chinese 神 →Every word from Japanese 天神 →
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