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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese Mythology
Scripts えびす(Japanese Hiragana) 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsWebisu
Meaning & History
Ebisu, also transliterated Webisu, or called Hiruko or Kotoshiro-nushi-no-kami, is the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. He is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, and the only one of the seven to originate purely from Japan without any Buddhist or Taoist influence.