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Kanji for Deity
The kanji for “deity” is 祇, read gi and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
deity
The gods of the land, as in Gion (祇園), Kyoto’s famous geisha district.
Kyoto’s Gion district takes its name from Gion Shrine, known today as Yasaka Shrine.
8 strokes On reading ギ、キ、シ (gi, ki, shi) Kun reading くにつかみ、ただ、まさに (kunitsukami, tada, masani)
Dictionary meanings: national or local god, peaceful, great
Readings used for names on Nazuke: gi
Names written with 祇: Gui 祇
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