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-==Japanese==
+==English==
+{{wikipedia}}
+===Etymology===
+From {{etyl|ja|sort=Fukurokuju}} {{term|lang=ja|福禄寿|tr=Fukurokuju}}.
+===Proper noun===
+{{en-proper noun}}
+# {{mythology|Shinto}} The Japanese [[name]] for the [[Chinese]] [[god]] [[Xuanwu]], a god of [[happiness]], [[wealth]], and [[longevity]].  One of the seven gods of good fortune
+====See also====
+* [[Hotei]], ([[布袋]]), the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
+* [[Jurōjin]], ([[寿老人]]), god of longevity.
+* [[Bishamonten]], ([[毘沙門天]]), god of warriors.
+* [[Daikokuten]] ([[大黒天]], Daikoku), god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.
+* [[Ebisu]], ([[恵比須]], [[恵比寿]], [[夷]] or [[戎]]), god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.
+* [[Benzaiten]] ([[弁才天]] or [[弁財天]]), goddess of knowledge, art and beauty and music
+[[Category:en:Gods]]
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+{{mythology|Shinto}}
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+==Japanese==
 ===Romanization===
 {{ja-romaji|ふくろくじゅ}}

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