Shinki/Known Shinki

The following are lists of known shinki, their alternate names, and their vessel forms.

Yato's shinki
Yato's shinki have the suffix ne, meaning "sound".

Arahabaki's shinki
Arahabaki's shinki have the suffix ho, meaning "linen, cloth".

Benzaiten's shinki
The suffix used for Benzaiten's shinki is currently unknown.

Bishamonten's shinki
Bishamon's shinki have the suffix ha, which refers to the Tomoe symbol. Formerly, her shinki had the suffix ma, meaning "flax".

Ebisu's shinki
Ebisu's shinki have the suffix mi, meaning "increasing". So far, he is the only god known to apply a family name to strays.

Father's shinki
Father does not use a suffix for his shinki.

Kagutsuchi's shinki
The suffix used for Kagutsuchi's shinki is currently unknown.

Kofuku's shinki
Kofuku's shinki have the prefix dai, meaning "big, great". Other than Amaterasu, Kofuku is currently the only known god to apply the family name as a prefix rather than a suffix. Additionally, Kofuku is the only known god to use the On reading rather than the Kun reading as the basis for the human name.

Shinatsuhiko's shinki
Shinatsuhiko's shinki have the suffix hiro, meaning "fathom, measure".

Takemikazuchi's shinki
Takemikazuchi's shinki have the suffix un, meaning "say". has also been used as a simplified version of un, meaning "cloud".

Tenjin's shinki
Tenjin's shinki have the suffix yu, meaning "metaphor".