jin

[ jin ]

noun,plural jins, (especially collectively) jin.Islamic Mythology.

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How to use jin in a sentence

  • Even when he frolics with Fukuroku jin, and rides on his head, he keeps his hammer ready swinging at his belt.

    Japanese Fairy World | William Elliot Griffis
  • At a wedding you will always see a picture of white-bearded and shiny-pated Fukoruku jin.

    Japanese Fairy World | William Elliot Griffis
  • But if Fukuroku jin can only get hold of Daikoku's lop ears, both fall together.

    Japanese Fairy World | William Elliot Griffis
  • Potching-engine, poch′ing-en′jin, n. in paper-making, a machine in which washed rags are bleached.

  • The jin-ri-ki-sha, to give it its full name, means man-power carriage, and is like a big mail-cart or perambulator.

British Dictionary definitions for jin

jin

/ (dʒiːn) /


noun
  1. (Mandarin) Chinese name for catty 2

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