four gods said to rule over the four directions |
四神 [しじん] /(n) (1) four gods said to rule over the four directions/(2) (in China) four gods said to rule over the four seasons/ ------- 四獣 [しじゅう] /(n) (1) four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear)/(2) four gods said to rule over the four directions/ |