Tenjin

Japanese scholarship deity
Person kami Q1753428
Tenjin
Sesshin, late 15th century H: 74.5 W: 29.6 cm Freer Gallery of Art, F1983.8 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Tenjin is a kami[1]. He draws 902 Wikipedia views per month (kami category, ranking #11 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tenjin is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Tenjin is recorded as male[4].
  • Tenjin's instance of is recorded as kami[5].
  • Tenjin took place at Tenmangū (worship)[6].
  • Tenjin's Commons category is recorded as Sugawara Michizane[7].
  • Tenjin's said to be the same as is recorded as Sugawara no Michizane[8].
  • Tenjin's significant event is recorded as Seiryōden lightning strike[9].
  • Tenjin's honorific suffix is recorded as -no-Kami[10].
  • Tenjin's worshipped by is recorded as Tenjin faith[11].
  • Tenjin's depicted by is recorded as Kitano Tenjin Engi Emaki[12].
  • Tenjin's different from is recorded as amatsukami[13].
  • Tenjin's domain of saint or deity is recorded as academic achievement[14].
  • Tenjin's facial hair is recorded as moustache[15].
  • Tenjin's P14750 is recorded as C152-CB41-BDFB-7CA1-96A3[16].

Why It Matters

Tenjin draws 902 Wikipedia views per month (kami category, ranking #11 of 62).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → —
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Short name: 天満大自在天, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289892|batch #289892]]"
  2. 4d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Short name: 天満大自在天, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289887|batch #289887]]"
  3. 4d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Date of birth: no value, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289821|batch #289821]]"
  4. 6d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Honorific suffix → -no-Kami
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'mni', 'pl', 'ru', 'simple', 's
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Honorific suffix: -no-Kami, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289714|batch #289714]]"
  5. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50828|batch #50828]]: deducted from P276"
  6. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Depicted by → Kitano Tenjin Engi Emaki
    Facial hair → moustache
    Significant event → Seiryōden lightning strike
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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