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Ryūjin

tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology
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Ryūjin

Summary

Ryūjin is a water deity[1]. They draws 1,180 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #26 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • A child of Ryūjin was Oto-hime[3].
  • Ryūjin's instance of is recorded as water deity[4].
  • Ryūjin's instance of is recorded as dragon[5].
  • Ryūjin's Commons category is recorded as Ryūjin[6].
  • Ryūjin's residence is recorded as Ryūgū-jō[7].
  • Ryūjin's native label is recorded as 龍神[8].
  • Ryūjin's P14750 is recorded as CD73-6244-A9D3-E1E6-548C[9].

Body

Personal Life

A child of Ryūjin was Oto-hime[3].

Why It Matters

Ryūjin draws 1,180 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #26 of 165).[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] They is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ryūjin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ry-jin
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ry-jin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ryūjin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ry-jin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Jerimee · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → water deity, dragon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q7559]]"
  2. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14750 → CD73-6244-A9D3-E1E6-548C
    Child → Oto-hime
    Residence → Ryūgū-jō
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: CD73-6244-A9D3-E1E6-548C, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
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