산신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 山神.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sansin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sansin
    McCune–Reischauer?sansin
    Yale Romanization?sansin

    Noun

    산신 • (sansin) (hanja 山神)

    1. Sansin (a mountain deity in Korean folk belief traditionally depicted as an old man with a tiger)

    Derived terms

    • 산신각 (山神閣, sansin'gak, “Sansin shrine”)