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myōjin

Summary

myōjin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • myōjin is a type of kami[2].
  • myōjin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myōjin[3].
  • myōjin's worshipped by is recorded as shinbutsu-shūgō[4].
  • myōjin's time of earliest written record is recorded as 886[5].
  • myōjin's name in kana is recorded as みょうじん[6].

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Definition and Type

myōjin is a type of kami[2].

Influence

Things named for myōjin include Mount Myōjin[7], a mountain[8], in Japan[9].

Why It Matters

myōjin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[1] myōjin has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Entities named for myōjin include Mount Myōjin[7], a mountain[8], in Japan[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_my-jin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{myōjin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-jin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 2d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Myōjin
    Subclass of → kami
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q140588463]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784242090453"
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