天女

From Middle Chinese 天女 (MC then nrjoX|nrjoH, literally “heavenly female; deva female”).

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(Chinese god, Japanese mythology) a female inhabitant of heaven; a heavenly female


Inari

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success.


Izanagi

Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那岐 (いざなぎ, Izanagi).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.


Izanami

Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那美 (いざなみ, Izanami).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese creator goddess who is also (along with the Shinigami and Enma) a goddess of death and the underworld; she is Izanagi's younger sister and spouse, and the mother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.


Amaterasu

/ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.


稲荷

/inanari/ → /inari/
Originally a compound of 稲 (ina, “rice plant”) + 生り (nari), the stem form of verb 生る (naru, “to fruit, to go to seed”).
The 荷 character is ateji, in reference to "bearing".

稲荷大神: God Inari

稲荷大神 いなりおおかみ

稲荷神社

稲荷神社 いなりじんじゃ

a shrine dedicated to the god Inari, usually with a statue of a fox in front

稲荷講: an Inari shrine association in Kyōto

(Japanese mythology): god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success


太陰

From Middle Chinese 太陰 (tʰɑiᴴ ʔˠiɪm). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Clipping of 太陰神 (Taionjin): goddess of the moon and one of the eight central gods in the Onmyōdō religion


太陰

Sound shift from Taion above, replacing the standard goon and kan'on reading of tai for 太 with the kan'yōon of dai. Probably influenced by the dai reading of the character 大, which is also sometimes used to spell this name, as seen in the illustration at right.

Clipping of 太陰神 (Daionjin): goddess of the moon and one of the eight central gods in the Onmyōdō religion


天神

[tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

From Middle Chinese 天神 (MC then zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 天神 (tiānshén, “god, godhead, divinity”).

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天神七代 てんじんしちだい

天神七代: the seven generation of gods in Shintō mythology

(Japanese mythology) all gods in the 高天原 (Takama ga Hara, “Plain of High Heaven”), the heavenly abode ruled by 天照 (Amaterasu)


風神

Probably from Middle Chinese 風神 (MC pjuwng zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 風神／风神 (fēngshén).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of the wind


蛭子

Hiruko: Given the spelling in 古事記 (Kojiki) (水蛭子) and the 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki) (蛭兒), and the fact that Hiruko was considered a deformed failure owing to the improper courtship ritual between 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami), this name is usually interpreted as 蛭 (“leech”) + 子 (“child”). Alternatively, this could be the male equivalent of 日孁 (Hirume, “Amaterasu”, literally “Sun Female”), hence 日 (hi, “sun”) + る (ru, possible variant of archaic genitive particle ろ) + 子 (ko, “child”), although his association with the sun was never clearly stated.

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(Japanese mythology) son of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami), born either before or after 淡路島 (Awajishima, “Awaji Island”) during his parents' nation birthing process (his "siblings" included islands), considered a deformed failure, disowned by his parents, and sent adrift on reed boat


Tsukuyomi

Borrowed from Japanese 月読 (つくよみ, Tsukuyomi), originally a compound of 月 (つく, tsuku, “the moon”) + 読み (よみ, yomi, “reading”, ancient meaning of “counting”).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.


月読

月読 (canonical)
月読 (canonical)
Tsukiyomi (romanization)

Shift from Old Japanese 月讀 (tukuyo₂mi₁), using the modern reading of 月 (tsuki, “moon”).

(Japanese mythology) Short for 月読尊 (Tsukiyomi no mikoto): Tsukuyomi, the moon god in Shinto mythology

月読宮

Tsukiyomi-no-miya, a shrine to Tsukuyomi in the Miyajiri area of Ise, Mie Prefecture


Susanoo

Borrowed from Japanese 須佐之男(すさのお) (Susanoo).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The main Japanese storm god (along with Raijin and Fūjin), son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.


須佐之男

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須(す)佐(さ)之(の)男(お) or 須佐之男(スサノオ) • (Susanoo) ^(←すさのを (Susanowo)?)

須佐之男 (canonical)
須佐之男 (canonical)
Susanoo (romanization)
Susanowo (romanization)
すさのを (hiragana historical)

Uncertain, with many possible derivations. One of the more compelling explanations is that this is a compound of すさ (susa, “roughness, wildness”, root word unattested in isolation, but found in terms such as 凄まじい (susamajii, “terrible, dreadful”) or 荒む (susamu, “to be wild, to be savage”)) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”). In this case, 須佐 (Susa) would be ateji (当て字).
Another theory is that this may be a compound of 須佐 (Susa, name of a place in Japan, where the god is supposed to have first touched earth) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”).

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神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms


伊邪那岐

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伊(い)邪(ざ)那(な)岐(ぎ) or 伊邪那岐(イザナギ) or 伊(い)邪(ざ)那(な)岐(き) or 伊邪那岐(イザナキ) • (Izanagi or Izanaki)

伊邪那岐 (canonical)
伊邪那岐 (canonical)
伊邪那岐 (canonical)
伊邪那岐 (canonical)
Izanagi (romanization)
Izanaki (romanization)

Uncertain. The pronunciation of the name shifted from Izanaki to Izanagi. The older Izanaki is still used as an alternative reading.
Possible etymologies
* Old Japanese いざ (iza, a beckoning interjection or call similar to hey and the root of verb 誘う (izanau, “to beckon, to call; to tempt”)) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle, superseded by の (no)) + き (ki, “male”, common element in Japanese male given names)
*: This theory dates to 1798 in the 古事記伝 (Kojiki-den, “Commentaries on the Kojiki”) by Motoori Norinaga, a scholar of ancient Japanese. This etymology would suggest that the name Izanagi meant something like “the (male) caller, the (male) beckoner”, perhaps in reference to Izanagi's calling forth of the islands of Japan from the sea.
* iza as alteration of isa from 功 (isao, “deed, exploit”) + な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + き (ki, “male”)
*: This dates to the 1954 book 神代史の新研究 (Jindaishi no Shin Kenkyū, “New Research into the Chronicles of the Age of Gods”) by Kurakichi Shiratori. A possible flaw is that isao derives from older adjectival form isawoshi, and further truncation from isao to isa might seem unlikely. However, isa is found as a root in other words such as 勇める (isameru, “to add power to: to encourage, to urge onwards”) or 鯨, 勇魚 (isana, “whale”, apparently isa “power” + na “fish”).
* izana as alteration of ishana in Buddhist term 伊舎那天 (Ishanaten, the ruler of the sixth heaven of the realm of cravings) + き (ki, “male”)
*: This theory is one of the older ones, dating to a text in 1339 by Kitabatake Chikafusa, the 神皇正統記 (Jinnō Shōtōki, “Chronicles of the Authentic Lineages of the Divine Emperors”). The ishana in Ishanaten is a borrowing from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “lord, ruler”), which is suggestively also used in Sanskrit as an epithet for Vishnu, the Hindu god of creation and existence. A possible flaw is that it may be unlikely to use a borrowed Buddhist term for a native creation god. However, Buddhism arrived in Japan around 552 (possibly even centuries earlier), or at least some 160 years before the first mention of Izanagi, perhaps leaving time for borrowed words to gain acceptance.

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(Japanese mythology) Izanagi, the Japanese creator god, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo


伊邪那美

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伊(い)邪(ざ)那(な)美(み) or 伊邪那美(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊邪那美 (canonical)
伊邪那美 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)

Appears to be of identical derivation as 伊邪那岐 (Izanagi), only replacing the last syllable き (ki, “male”, common element in Japanese male given names) with み (mi, “female”, common element in Japanese female given names). See the 伊邪那岐 entry for further details. The kanji are ateji (当て字).

(Japanese mythology) Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess, wife of Izanagi, and mother of Kagutsuchi


Benzaiten

Borrowed from Japanese 弁才天 (Benzaiten) 弁財天 (Benzaiten).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) (Also known as "Benten-sama") The Hindu goddess, Saraswati, of knowledge, art and beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings

masks on the walls of small retail shops


木花開耶姫

木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやびめ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime or Konohananosakuya-Bime)

木花開耶姫 (canonical)
木花開耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)
Konohananosakuya-Bime (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720.
Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, ancient combining form) + の (no, possessive particle) + 花 (hana, “flower”) + 咲く (saku, “to bloom”) + や (ya, unclear, possibly the ya used to form classical -na adjectives referring to the perception of a state) + 姫 (hime, “princess”).
Also encountered with a shifted reading, wherein the hime changes to bime as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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(Shinto, Japanese mythology) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life

Kojiki
Konohanasakuya-hime
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
ja:木花開耶姫


恵比須

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恵(え)比(び)須(す) or 恵比須(ゑびす) • (Ebisu) ^(←えびす (Ebisu)?)

恵比須 (canonical)
恵比須 (canonical)
Ebisu (romanization)
えびす (hiragana historical)

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children

福禄寿

the god of happiness, wealth and longevity

毘沙門, 毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

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the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁才天

Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities

地蔵

bodhisattva who looks over children and travelers


Fukurokuju

Borrowed from Japanese 福禄寿 (Fukurokuju), from Middle Chinese 福 (pjuwk, “fortune”) + 祿 (luwk, “blessings”) + 壽 (dzyuwX/dzyuwH, “longevity”).

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(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese name for the Chinese god Xuanwu, one of the seven gods of good fortune: the god of happiness, wealth, and longevity.

Ebisu

恵比須; 恵比寿, 夷 or 戎


Amatsumara

Borrowed from Japanese 天津麻羅 (Amatsumara).

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(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing.


Kajishin

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing


天津麻羅

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天(あま)津(つ)麻(ま)羅(ら) or 天津麻羅(アマツマラ) • (Amatsumara)

天津麻羅 (canonical)
天津麻羅 (canonical)
Amatsumara (romanization)

Phrase consisting of 天 (ama, “heaven”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + まら (mara). The 津 is ateji. The mara portion is of unknown origin, but theories include:
* Alteration from 目占 (meura, “eye divination”), suggesting one-eyed, from how a smith will visually check the temperature of the working metal by looking at it with one eye, or possibly from the way that many smiths lose an eye in the course of their work.
* From a Mongolian word mara meaning iron.
* From Sanskrit-derived Buddhist term 摩羅 (mara, “penis”), by metaphor for a smith's hammer.
The second theory is problematic, as there does not appear to be any Mongolian term with a pronunciation similar to mara that means iron, or even steel or metal or smith. The third theory is problematic as the Buddhist term came into Japanese later than the formative period for myths naming Amatsumara. Thus, if the first theory is accepted as the most likely, Amatsumara is likely the same god as 天目一個 (Amanomahitotsu, literally “heaven's one-eyed”).

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(Japanese mythology) Amatsumara, the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing

天目一箇

天目一箇 あまのまひとつ


鍛冶神

Compound of 鍛冶 (kaji, “forge”) + 神 (shin, “god”).

(Japanese mythology) Kajishin, the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing


Enma

From Japanese 閻魔 (Enma). Doublet of Yama.

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.)


Konohananosakuya-hime

Borrowed from Japanese 木花咲耶姫 (Konohanasakuya-hime).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The goddess of Mount Fuji; the blossom-princess, and the symbol of delicate earthly life.


Ame-no-Uzume

Borrowed from Japanese 天宇受売命, 天鈿女命 (あめのうずめ, Ame-no-Uzume).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese goddess of the dawn, joy and of springtime.

أَمِه نُو أُوزُومِه

Japanese goddess of dawn, joy and springtime


Jurōjin

Borrowed from Japanese 寿老人 (Jurōjin), from Middle Chinese 壽 (dʒjùw, “longevity”) + 老 (láw, “old”) + 人 (nyin, “person”).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of longevity. One of the seven gods of luck.


Hotei

From Japanese 布袋 (Hotei), from Middle Chinese 布袋 (MC puH dojH, “cloth sack”) (compare Mandarin 布袋 (Bùdài), Vietnamese Bố Đại), by metonymy "Man with the cloth sack", the "Laughing Buddha" figure associated with the Maitreya Buddha.

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Chinese god Budai, the fat and happy god of abundance and good health, and one of the seven gods of luck.


Ebisu

Borrowed from Japanese 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (Ebisu).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of fishing and commerce. One of the seven gods of luck.


迦具土

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迦(か)具(ぐ)土(つち) or 迦具土(カグツチ) • (Kagutsuchi)

迦具土 (canonical)
迦具土 (canonical)
Kagutsuchi (romanization)

[ka̠ɡɯ̟t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕi]

Originally an Old Japanese compound of かぐ (kagu, obsolete verb root meaning “to shine, to sparkle”, seen in modern verbs 耀う kagayou, 輝く kagayaku “to shine, to sparkle”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + ち (chi, “power, life force”, found as root component in terms 命 inochi “life”, 力 chikara “power, strength”). The kanji are ateji (当て字).

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(Japanese mythology) Kagutsuchi (the fire god, who, when he was born, burnt his mother 伊弉冉 (Izanami)'s genitals, injured her, caused her to spontaneously birth more gods from her vomit, and eventually killed her, which then caused him to be killed by his father 伊弉諾 (Izanagi))


Kagutsuchi

Borrowed from Japanese 迦具土 (かぐつち, Kagutsuchi), originally a compound of かぐ (kagu, obsolete verb root meaning “to shine, to sparkle”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + ち (chi, “power, life force”).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Ōyamatsumi; he burned his mother to death while being born.


Hachiman

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, Buddhism) the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.


木花咲耶姫

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木花咲耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花咲耶姫(コノハナノサクヤヒメ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime)

木花咲耶姫 (canonical)
木花咲耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life


Ryūjin

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A dragon god also known as Watatsumi and Suijin, the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology.


結びの神

結びの神 (canonical)
Musubi no Kami (romanization)

Originally 産霊 (musuhi, “motive force, life force”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The musuhi portion is itself a compound of 産す (musu, “to happen, to develop, to grow”) + 霊 (hi, “mystical power”).
Musuhi no Kami is one of the kami of creation, responsible for producing heaven and earth and all things. The musuhi (“mystic power of growth”) eventually changed into musubi (“tying together”). The 結び spelling for this portion is an example of ateji. In popular culture, this kami is now responsible for romantic matchmaking.

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⇒ 産霊の神 (Musuhi no Kami)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): one of the Japanese gods of creation


Tenjin

From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (tʰen, “Heaven”) + 神 (ʑiɪn, “deity”, “god”).

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(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship.


Raijin

From Japanese 雷神 (Raijin), from Middle Chinese 雷 (luʌi, “thunder”) + 神 (ʑiɪn, “deity”, “spirit”).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo.


Fūjin

From Japanese 風神 (ふうじん Fūjin), from Middle Chinese 風 (MC pjuwng, “wind”) + 神 (ʑiɪn, “deity”, “spirit”).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo.


Kajin

Borrowed from Japanese 火神 (かじん, Kajin, literally “fire god”).

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(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Kagutsuchi, the Japanese god of fire.


Suijin

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese god of water; another name for Ryūjin.


Dojin

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese god of earth, land or soil.


Ōyamatsumi

Borrowed from Japanese 大山祇 (Ōyamatsumi, literally “great mountain god”).

[…], this mountain was a cult site for the kami Ōmiwa Myōjin and Ōyamatsumi, and a shrine temple dedicated to these deities already existed there.

2003, Mark Teeuwen, Fabio Rambelli, Buddhas and Kami in Japan, RoutledgeCurzon, page 24:

When Saichō (767-822) established Enryakuji on Mount Hiei as his Tendai center he adopted the already enshrined kami of the cultic site, Ōmiwa Myōjin and Ōyamatsumi, as tutelary deities of the monastic center.

2008, Susan Zitterbart, Kumano Mandara: Portraits, Power, and Lineage in Medieval Japan, page 29:

[…], and ritually they create the world and beget Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Ōyamatsumi.

2009, Herman Ooms, Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan, University of Hawaiʻi Press, page 41:

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war.


Shinigami

/ˌʃɪn.ɪˈɡɑːmi/

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and Enma).


Fudō Myōō

(Japanese mythology) a guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism as the principal of the Five Wisdom Kings, also known as Acala.


Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto

Borrowed from Japanese 大国主命 (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good matches.


Toshigami

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The god of the coming year, celebrated at New Years.


三宝荒神

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三(さん)宝(ぼう)荒(こう)神(じん) • (Sanbō Kōjin) ^(←さんぼうくわうじん (Sanboukwauzin)?)

三宝荒神 (canonical)
Sanbō Kōjin (romanization)
Sanboukwauzin (romanization)
さんぼうくわうじん (hiragana historical)

[sã̠mbo̞ː ko̞ːʑĩɴ]

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen


Sanbō Kōjin

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen.


大国主

大(おお)国(くに)主(ぬし) • (Ōkuninushi) ^(←おほくにぬし (Ofokuninusi)?)

大国主 (canonical)
Ōkuninushi (romanization)
Ofokuninusi (romanization)
おほくにぬし (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːkɯ̟ɲ̟inɯ̟ɕi]

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, grand”) + 国 (kuni, “country, nation”) + 主 (nushi, “lord; spirit or kami in charge of something”).

compound

(Shinto, mythology, Japanese mythology) a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic


Ōkuninushi

Borrowed from Japanese 大国主 (Ōkuninushi).

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good love matches.


大山祇

ja-pos

大山祇(おおやまつみ) • (Ōyamatsumi) ^(←おほやまつみ (Ofoyamatumi)?)

大山祇 (canonical)
Ōyamatsumi (romanization)
Ofoyamatumi (romanization)
おほやまつみ (hiragana historical)

Originally a compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 山 (yama, “mountain”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 神 (mi, “god, spirit”).

compound

(mythology, Shinto, Japanese mythology) the kami of the mountains, brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo

大山積命

大山積命 おおやまつみのみこと

大山積神

大山積神 おおやまつみのかみ


海神

ja-noun

海(わたつ)神(み) or 海(わた)神(がみ) or 海(わたの)神(かみ) • (watatsumi or watagami or wata no kami)

海神 (canonical)
海神 (canonical)
海神 (canonical)
watatsumi (romanization)
watagami (romanization)
wata no kami (romanization)

Watatsumi: Old Japanese, 海 (“sea”) + つ (archaic genitive particle) + 神 (“spirit”)
Watagami: 海 + 神 (“god”)
Wata no kami: 海 + の (genitive particle) + 神 (“god”)
Kaijin: Middle Chinese 海神 (MC xojX zyin).

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Coordinate term: 山祇 (yamatsumi)


天神地祇

ja-noun

天(てん)神(じん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) or 天(てん)神(しん)地(ち)祇(ぎ) • (tenjin chigi or tenshin chigi)

天神地祇 (canonical)
天神地祇 (canonical)
tenjin chigi (romanization)
tenshin chigi (romanization)

[tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɲ̟ t͡ɕiɡʲi]

天神 (“heavenly gods”) + 地祇 (“earthly gods”)

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(Japanese mythology) heavenly gods and earthly gods; all the gods


Kisshōten

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese version of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi: goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.


天照大神

ja-pos

天(あま)照(てらす)大(おおみ)神(かみ) or 天(てん)照(しょう)大(だい)神(じん) • (Amaterasu Ōmikami or Tenshō Daijin) ^(←あまてらすおほみかみ (Amaterasu Ofomikami) or てんせうだいじん (Tenseu Daizin)?)

天照大神 (canonical)
天照大神 (canonical)
Amaterasu Ōmikami (romanization)
Tenshō Daijin (romanization)
Amaterasu Ofomikami (romanization)
Tenseu Daizin (romanization)
あまてらすおほみかみ (hiragana historical)
てんせうだいじん (hiragana historical)

[tẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː da̠iʑĩɴ]

Amaterasu Ōmikami: Old Japanese, 天照らす (amaterasu, “to shine in heaven”) + 大御神 (ōmikami, literally “great august god”)
Tenshō Daijin: 音読み (on’yomi) of the spelling


産霊

ja-pos

産(むす)霊(ひ) or 産(むす)霊(び) or 産(むす)霊(ぶ) • (Musuhi or Musubi or Musubu)

産霊 (canonical)
産霊 (canonical)
産霊 (canonical)
Musuhi (romanization)
Musubi (romanization)
Musubu (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 産す (musu, “to birth”) + 霊 (hi, “spirit”)

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産霊の神

高御産巣日神 / 高皇産霊尊

Takamimusuhi no Kami / Takamimusuhi no Mikoto


天御中主

ja-pos

^あま の ^みなかぬし

^あめ の ^みなかぬし

天(あまの)御(み)中(なか)主(ぬし) or 天(あめの)御(み)中(なか)主(ぬし) • (Ama no Minakanushi or Ame no Minakanushi)

天御中主 (canonical)
天御中主 (canonical)
Ama no Minakanushi (romanization)
Ame no Minakanushi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 天 (“heaven”) + の (genitive marker) + 御 (honorific prefix) + 中 (“center; middle”) + 主 (“master; lord”).

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天御中主神/尊

the God/Augustness of Ama no Minakanushi

(Japanese mythology) one of the first three gods who came into existence when heaven and earth began (天地開闢 (tenchi kaibyaku)), along with 高皇産霊 (Takamimusuhi) and 神皇産霊 (Kamimusuhi)


高皇産霊

ja-pos

高(たか)皇(み)産(むす)霊(ひ) or 高(たか)皇(み)産(むす)霊(び) • (Takamimusuhi or Takamimusubi)

高皇産霊 (canonical)
高皇産霊 (canonical)
Takamimusuhi (romanization)
Takamimusubi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 高 (“high”) + 御 (honorific prefix) + 産霊 (“Creator Spirit”).

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高皇産霊神/尊

(Japanese mythology) one of the first three gods who came into existence when heaven and earth began (天地開闢 (tenchi kaibyaku)), along with 天御中主 (Ama no Minakanushi) and 神皇産霊 (Kamimusuhi)


神皇産霊

ja-pos

神(か)皇(み)産(むす)霊(ひ) or 神(か)皇(み)産(むす)霊(び) • (Kamimusuhi or Kamimusubi)

神皇産霊 (canonical)
神皇産霊 (canonical)
Kamimusuhi (romanization)
Kamimusubi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 神 (kami, “divine”) + 産霊 (“Creator Spirit”).

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神皇産霊神/尊

(Japanese mythology) possibly a goddess, one of the first three gods who came into existence when heaven and earth began (天地開闢 (tenchi kaibyaku)), along with 天御中主 (Ama no Minakanushi) and 高皇産霊 (Takamimusuhi)


可美葦牙彦舅

ja-pos

うまし あしかび ひこぢ

^うまし ^あしかび ^ひこぢ

可美(うまし)葦(あし)牙(かび)彦(ひこ)舅(ぢ) • (Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji) ^(←うましあしかびひこぢ (Umasi Asikabi Fikodi)?)

可美葦牙彦舅 (canonical)
Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji (romanization)
Umasi Asikabi Fikodi (romanization)
うましあしかびひこぢ (hiragana historical)

Old Japanese. 美し (“abundant; bountiful”) + 葦牙 (“reed shoot”) + 彦舅 (“man; husband; mister”).

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可美葦牙彦舅神/尊

the God/Augustness of Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji

(Japanese mythology) one of the two gods who came into existence from reed shoots on the earth after it was formed, along with 天常立 (Ama no Tokotachi)

ja:ウマシアシカビヒコヂ


天常立

ja-pos

天(あまの)常(とこ)立(たち) or 天(あめの)常(とこ)立(たち) • (Ama no Tokotachi or Ame no Tokotachi)

天常立 (canonical)
天常立 (canonical)
Ama no Tokotachi (romanization)
Ame no Tokotachi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 天 (“heaven”) + の (genitive marker) + 常 (“ever; eternally”) + 立ち (stem of 立つ (tatsu, “to stand”)).

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stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">立つ</i> (tatsu, “to stand”)

Coordinate term: 国常立 (Kuni no Tokotachi)

天常立神/尊

可美葦牙彦舅 可美葦牙彦舅#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) one of the two gods who came into existence from reed shoots on the earth after it was formed, along with 可美葦牙彦舅 (Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji)


国常立

国常立 (canonical)
Kuni no Tokotachi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 国 (“land”) + 常 (“ever; eternally”) + 立ち (stem of 立つ (tatsu, “to stand”)).

stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">立つ</i> (tatsu, “to stand”)

国常立尊

(Japanese mythology) the sixth god to come into existence, after 天常立 (Ama no Tokotachi) and before 豊雲野 (Toyokumono)


天神七代

ja-pos

天(てん)神(じん)七(しち)代(だい) • (Tenjin Shichidai)

天神七代 (canonical)
Tenjin Shichidai (romanization)

[tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɰ̃ ɕit͡ɕida̠i]

天神 (“heavenly god”) + 七代 (“seven generations”)

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the Seven Generations of Heavenly Gods, including 国常立 (Kuni no Tokotachi) of the first, 豊雲野 (Toyokumono) of the second, 埿土煮 (Uijini) and his sister 沙土煮 (Suijini) of the third, 角杙 (Tsunogui) and his sister 活杙 (Ikugui) of the fourth, 大戸之道 (Ōto no Ji) and his sister 大戸之部 (Ōto no Be) of the fifth, 面足 (Omodaru) and his sister 綾惶根 (Ayakashikone) of the sixth, and 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and his sister 伊弉冉 (Izanami) of the seventh


神世七代

神世七代 (canonical)
Kamiyo Nanayo (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 神世 (“Divine Age”) + 七代 (“seven generations”).


級長津彦

級長津彦 (canonical)
Shinatsuhiko (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Blend of 息長 (shinaga, “long-breathed; long-winded”) + つ (archaic genitive marker) + 彦 (“lord”).

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級長津彦の神/命

(Japanese mythology) the wind god, son of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami)


句句廼馳

句句廼馳 (canonical)
Kuku no Chi (romanization)

Old Japanese. 茎 (“stalk; stem”) + の (genitive marker) + 霊 (“spirit”).

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(Japanese mythology) the god of trees, child of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami)


野槌

ja-pos

野(の)槌(づち) or 野(の)槌(つち) • (Nozuchi or Notsuchi)

野槌 (canonical)
野槌 (canonical)
Nozuchi (romanization)
Notsuchi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 野 (no, “moor”) + つ (tsu, genitive marker) + 霊 (chi, “spirit”).

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(Japanese mythology) the goddess of grass and plains, daughter of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami)


天鈿女

天鈿女 (canonical)
Ame no Uzume (romanization)

Ame-no-Uzume
Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kojiki
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
ja:アメノウズメ

From Old Japanese, shift from the older and previously more prevalent (and still current) reading Ama no uzume, itself a compound of 天 (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, genitive particle) + 鈿女 (uzume). The derivation of the uzume element is uncertain; it might be from uzu (the term used to refer to a sprig of flowers used as a hair decoration in certain Shinto rituals, as used by the goddess) + 女 (me, “woman, female”). This may be reflected in the kanji spelling, where 鈿 is the character for hairpin.
The goddess is mentioned in both the Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720.

compound

天鈿女命

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) a goddess who performed a merry ritual dance to entertain the gods of heaven, to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of the cave 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)


大宜津比売

ja-pos

大(おお)宜(げ)津(つ)比(ひ)売(め) • (Ōgetsuhime) ^(←おほげつひめ (Ofogetufime)?)

大宜津比売 (canonical)
Ōgetsuhime (romanization)
Ofogetufime (romanization)
おほげつひめ (hiragana historical)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 大 (“great”) + 食 (“food”) + つ (archaic genitive marker) + 姫 (“lady”).

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大宜津比売神

(Japanese mythology) a food goddess, daughter of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi); as told in the 古事記 (Kojiki), she offered food to 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) after he was expelled from heaven for his transgression against 天照 (Amaterasu), by pulling food out of her orifices, which caused him to kill her in disgust; from her corpse, grain seeds and silkworms sprouted out, and were collected by 神産巣日 (Kamimusuhi)


脚摩乳

ja-pos

脚(あし)摩(なず)乳(ち) • (Ashinazuchi) ^(←あしなづち (Asinaduti)?)

脚摩乳 (canonical)
Ashinazuchi (romanization)
Asinaduti (romanization)
あしなづち (hiragana historical)

(Japanese mythology) son of 大山祇 (Ōyamatsumi), husband of 手摩乳 (Tenazuchi), father of 奇稲田姫 (Kushinadahime); he offered his last daughter to 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) so that he would save her from the serpent 八岐大蛇 (Yamata no Orochi)

ja:アシナヅチ・テナヅチ


手摩乳

手(て)摩(な)乳(ずち) • (Tenazuchi) ^(←てなづち (Tenaduti)?)

手摩乳 (canonical)
Tenazuchi (romanization)
Tenaduti (romanization)
てなづち (hiragana historical)

(Japanese mythology) wife of 脚摩乳 (Ashinazuchi) and mother of 奇稲田姫 (Kushinadahime)

ja:アシナヅチ・テナヅチ


奇稲田姫

奇稲田姫 (canonical)
Kushinadahime (romanization)

(Japanese mythology) last daughter of 脚摩乳 (Ashinazuchi) and 手摩乳 (Tenazuchi); she was to be eaten by 八岐大蛇 (Yamata no Orochi), but saved by 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) and became his wife


因幡の白兎

^いなば の ^しろ.うさぎ

因(いな)幡(ば)の白(しろ)兎(うさぎ) • (Inaba no Shirousagi)

因幡の白兎 (canonical)
Inaba no Shirousagi (romanization)

Old Japanese 稻羽之素菟 (Inaba no₂ Sirousagi). 因幡 (Inaba) + の (no, genitive marker) + 白兎 (shirousagi, “white/bare rabbit/hare”).

af

the Hare of Inaba (a hare who got stripped bare of its fur by 鰐 (wani, “crocodiles”), but saved by 大国主 (Ōkuninushi))


須勢理毘売

須勢理毘売 (canonical)
Suseribime (romanization)

須勢理毘売命

(Japanese mythology) daughter of 素戔嗚 (Susa no O); she helped her husband 大国主 (Ōkuninushi) escape death ordeals put forth by her father


瓊瓊杵

瓊瓊杵尊

木花開耶姫 木花開耶姫#Japanese

彦火火出見 彦火火出見#Japanese

葦原の中つ国 葦原の中つ国#Japanese

三種の神器 三種の神器#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) son of 天忍穂耳 (Ama no Oshihomimi), husband of 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), father of 火照 (Hoderi) and 彦火火出見 (Hikohohodemi); he was sent by his grandmother 天照 (Amaterasu) in his father's stead to rule the land of 葦原の中つ国 (Ashihara no Nakatsukuni) surrended by 大国主 (Ōkuninushi), bringing with him the 三種の神器 (Sanshu no Jingi), and eventually became great-grandfather of Emperor Jinmu


天忍穂耳

ja-pos

^あま の ^おしほみみ

^あめ の ^おしほみみ

天(あまの)忍(おし)穂(ほ)耳(みみ) or 天(あめの)忍(おし)穂(ほ)耳(みみ) • (Ama no Oshihomimi or Ame no Oshihomimi)

天忍穂耳 (canonical)
天忍穂耳 (canonical)
Ama no Oshihomimi (romanization)
Ame no Oshihomimi (romanization)

天忍穂耳尊

熊野櫲樟日 熊野櫲樟日#Japanese

葦原の中つ国 葦原の中つ国#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) the first of the sons of 天照 (Amaterasu) (along with 天穂日 (Ama no Hohi), 天津彦根 (Amatsuhikone), 活津彦根 (Ikutsuhikone) and 熊野櫲樟日 (Kumanokusuhi)) who were given birth by 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) by chewing her jewels during the 誓約 (ukei, “oath”) to test his intent seeking refuge in her heavenly domain (the five sons were hers; the three daughters she gave birth to were his); he was sent by his mother to rule the land of 葦原の中つ国 (Ashihara no Nakatsukuni), but ultimately he recommended his son 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) instead


彦火火出見

彦火火出見 (canonical)
Hikohohodemi (romanization)

彦火火出見尊

木花開耶姫 木花開耶姫#Japanese

鸕鷀草葺不合 鸕鷀草葺不合#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)


火遠理

火遠理 (canonical)
Hōri (romanization)
Fowori (romanization)
ほをり (hiragana historical)

Coordinate term: 火照 (Hoderi)

火遠理命

彦火火出見 彦火火出見#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 彦火火出見 (Hikohohodemi)


鸕鷀草葺不合

鸕鷀(う)草(がや)葺(ふき)不合(あえず) • (Ugaya Fukiaezu) ^(←うがやふきあへず (Ugaya Fukiafezu)?)

鸕鷀草葺不合 (canonical)
Ugaya Fukiaezu (romanization)
Ugaya Fukiafezu (romanization)
うがやふきあへず (hiragana historical)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 鵜萱 (ugaya, “cormorant feathers for thatching roof”) + 葺き (fuki, continuative of 葺く (fuku, “to thatch”)) + 合えず (aezu, negative conjugated form of 合う (au, “to meet”), or related to 合わせる (awaseru, “to put together”), signifying incompleteness). The literal meaning could be "Incompletely Thatched with Cormorant Feathers". The name describes the circumstance of his birth, in a parturition hut that hadn't been completely thatched with cormorant feathers. For spellings of negative verb forms with 不, see 不開の門 (akazu no mon), 不喰芋 (kuwazuimo), 座不冷 (zamasazu), 不忍 (Shinobazu), 不寝 (nezu), 腹不立 (haratatezu), 不見不聞 (mizu kikazu).

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continuative of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">葺く</i> (fuku, “to thatch”)

鸕鷀草葺不合尊

彦火火出見 彦火火出見#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) son of 彦火火出見 (Hikohohodemi) and 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), nephew and husband of 玉依姫 (Tamayoribime), father of Emperor Jinmu


玉依姫

ja-pos

玉(たま)依(より)姫(びめ) or 玉依姫(たまよりひめ) • (Tamayoribime or Tamayorihime)

玉依姫 (canonical)
玉依姫 (canonical)
Tamayoribime (romanization)
Tamayorihime (romanization)

鸕鷀草葺不合 鸕鷀草葺不合#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) daughter of 海神 (Watatsumi), younger sister and daughter-in-law of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), aunt and wife of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu), mother of Emperor Jinmu


級長戸辺

級長戸辺 (canonical)
Shinatobe (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Perhaps a blend of 息長 (shinaga, “long-breathed; long-winded”) + つ (tsu, archaic genitive marker) + 女 (me, “female”).

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級長戸辺の神/命

(Japanese mythology) either synonym of 級長津彦 (Shinatsuhiko), a male god, or a different obscure wind goddess


天照神

天照神 (canonical)
Amateru Kami (romanization)

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 天照 (Amaterasu)


天照る

天照る (canonical)
amateru (romanization)
天照ら (irrealis stem)
あまてら (irrealis stem)
amatera (irrealis)
天照り (continuative stem)
あまてり (continuative stem)
amateri (continuative)
天照る (stem terminative)
あまてる (stem terminative)
amateru (terminative)
天照る (attributive stem)
あまてる (attributive stem)
amateru (attributive)
天照れ (realis stem)
あまてれ (realis stem)
amatere (realis)
天照れ (imperative stem)
あまてれ (imperative stem)
amatere (imperative)
天照らず (negative)
あまてらず (negative)
amaterazu (negative)
天照れど (contrastive)
あまてれど (contrastive)
amateredo (contrastive)
天照れば (causative)
あまてれば (causative)
amatereba (causative)
天照らば (conditional)
あまてらば (conditional)
amateraba (conditional)
天照りき (past)
あまてりき (past)
amateriki (past)
天照りけり (past)
あまてりけり (past)
amaterikeri (past)
天照りつ (perfect)
あまてりつ (perfect)
amateritu (perfect)
天照りぬ (perfect)
あまてりぬ (perfect)
amaterinu (perfect)
天照れり (continuative perfect)
天照りたり (continuative perfect)
あまてれり (continuative perfect)
あまてりたり (continuative perfect)
amatereri (continuative perfect)
amateritari (continuative perfect)
天照らむ (volitional)
あまてらむ (volitional)
amateramu (volitional)

天(あま) (ama, “heaven”) + 照(て)る (teru, “to shine”)

com-ja

(Classical Japanese, Japanese mythology, of gods and heavenly bodies) to shine in heaven


伊勢大神

ja-pos

^いせ の ^おほみかみ

伊(い)勢(せの)大(おお)神(かみ) • (Ise no Ōkami) ^(←いせのおほみかみ (Ise no Ofomikami)?)

伊勢大神 (canonical)
Ise no Ōkami (romanization)
Ise no Ofomikami (romanization)
いせのおほみかみ (hiragana historical)

伊勢 + の (attributive particle) + 大神 (literally “great god”), so called because Amaterasu is most prominently worshipped at the 伊勢(大)神宮 (Ise (Dai)jingū, “Ise (Grand) Shrine”) in Ise Province (now Ise City, Mie Prefecture).


大日孁貴

ja-pos

^おおひるめ の ^むち

^おほひるめ の ^むち

大(おお)日(ひる)孁(めの)貴(むち) • (Ōhirume no Muchi) ^(←おほひるめのむち (Ofofirume no Muti)?)

大日孁貴 (canonical)
Ōhirume no Muchi (romanization)
Ofofirume no Muti (romanization)
おほひるめのむち (hiragana historical)

大 (“great”) + 日孁 (“Amaterasu”, literally “Sun Female”) + の (attributive particle) + 貴 (“Your/Her Majesty”)


日孁

日孁 (canonical)
Hirume (romanization)
Firume (romanization)
ひるめ (hiragana historical)

日 (“sun”) + る + 女 (“female”). One theory is that me was specifically 妻 (“wife”), referring to a 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”) who served the sun, but it eventually shifted to "goddess". Ru is possibly a variant of ろ, an archaic genitive particle that predates Old Japanese, and it was no longer productive (like の (no) and が (ga)), but became fossilized (like つ (tsu)) in words like 神漏伎 (kamuroki) and 神漏美 (kamuromi), and possibly also 大蛇 (orochi). The male equivalent of this name is possibly ひるこ (Hiruko, literally “Sun Child”), a deformed child resulted from an improper courtship ritual between 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami) (女 (-me) was used for females, as in 姫 (hime, “lady”), 乙女 (otome, “maiden”) and 娘 (musume, “daughter”); 子 (-ko) was used for males, as in 彦 (hiko, “lord”), 男 (otoko, “lad”) and 息子 (musuko, “son”)). However, his association with the sun was never clearly stated, and given his deformation, his name is usually interpreted as 蛭子 (literally “Leech Child”).


天照らす

ja-verb

天(あま)照(て)らす or 天(あま)照(で)らす • (amaterasu or amaderasu) ^†nidan

天照らす (canonical)
天照らす (canonical)
amaterasu (romanization)
amaderasu (romanization)
天照らせ (irrealis stem)
あまてらせ (irrealis stem)
amaterase (irrealis)
天照らせ (continuative stem)
あまてらせ (continuative stem)
amaterase (continuative)
天照らす (stem terminative)
あまてらす (stem terminative)
amaterasu (terminative)
天照らする (attributive stem)
あまてらする (attributive stem)
amaterasuru (attributive)
天照らすれ (realis stem)
あまてらすれ (realis stem)
amaterasure (realis)
天照らせよ (imperative stem)
あまてらせよ (imperative stem)
amateraseyo (imperative)
天照らせず (negative)
あまてらせず (negative)
amaterasezu (negative)
天照らすれど (contrastive)
あまてらすれど (contrastive)
amaterasuredo (contrastive)
天照らすれば (causative)
あまてらすれば (causative)
amaterasureba (causative)
天照らせば (conditional)
あまてらせば (conditional)
amateraseba (conditional)
天照らせき (past)
あまてらせき (past)
amateraseki (past)
天照らせけり (past)
あまてらせけり (past)
amaterasekeri (past)
天照らせつ (perfect)
あまてらせつ (perfect)
amaterasetu (perfect)
天照らせぬ (perfect)
あまてらせぬ (perfect)
amaterasenu (perfect)
天照らせたり (continuative perfect)
あまてらせたり (continuative perfect)
amaterasetari (continuative perfect)
天照らせむ (volitional)
あまてらせむ (volitional)
amaterasemu (volitional)

天照ら (irrealis of 天照る) + す (honorific auxiliary). Spelt with 万葉仮名 (Man'yōgana) as 安麻泥良須 (amaderasu), suggesting a voiced form, in the 4125th poem of the 万葉集 (Man'yōshū), even though 天照る was spelt without such voiced form as 安麻弖流 (amateru) in the 3650th poem.

suf

irrealis of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">天照る</i>

(Classical Japanese, honorific, literal, Japanese mythology, of gods and heavenly bodies) Alternative form of 天照る (amateru, “to shine in heaven”)


天孫

(Japanese mythology) a heavenly god's grandchild


天孫

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) (Amaterasu's grandson)


日前大神

ja-pos

^ひ の ^くま の ^おおかみ

^ひ の ^くま の ^おほかみ

日(ひの)前(くまの)大(おお)神(かみ) • (Hi no Kuma no Ōkami) ^(←ひのくまのおほかみ (Fi no Kuma no Ofokami)?)

日前大神 (canonical)
Hi no Kuma no Ōkami (romanization)
Fi no Kuma no Ofokami (romanization)
ひのくまのおほかみ (hiragana historical)

日の隈 (hi no kuma, literally “shadow/shade of the sun”) + 大神 (literally “great god”)

af

(Japanese mythology) the deification of the mirror made by 石凝姥 (Ishikoridome) to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)


天石戸別

ja-pos

^あま の ^いわとわけ

^あま の ^いはとわけ

天(あまの)石(いわ)戸(と)別(わけ) • (Ama no Iwatowake) ^(←あまのいはとわけ (Ama no Ifatowake)?)

天石戸別 (canonical)
Ama no Iwatowake (romanization)
Ama no Ifatowake (romanization)
あまのいはとわけ (hiragana historical)

天石戸別神

(Japanese mythology) the protector god of gateways, such as the imperial gate, and one of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi)'s crew during his 天孫降臨 (Tenson Kōrin, “Heavenly Grandson's Descent”) to rule the earth


五伴緒神

^いつとも の ^お の ^かみ

^いつとも の ^を の ^かみ

五(いつ)伴(ともの)緒(おの)神(かみ) • (Itsutomo no O no Kami) ^(←いつとものをのかみ (Itutomo no Wo no Kami)?)

五伴緒神 (canonical)
Itsutomo no O no Kami (romanization)
Itutomo no Wo no Kami (romanization)
いつとものをのかみ (hiragana historical)

Old Japanese, 五 (“five”) + 伴緒 (“manservant”, the crew did include goddesses) + の (genitive particle) + 神 (“god”)

af

the crew of five gods who escorted 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) during his 天孫降臨 (Tenson Kōrin, “Heavenly Grandson's Descent”) to rule the earth, including 天児屋 (Ama no Koyane), 太玉 (Futodama), 天鈿女 (Ama no Uzume), 石凝姥 (Ishikoridome) and 玉祖 (Tama no Oya)


石凝姥

石凝姥 (canonical)
Ishikoridome (romanization)

Old Japanese. An obscure name. The spelling is 石 (“stone”) + 凝り (“stiffening; coagulating”, continuative of 凝る (koru)) + 姥 (“old woman”).

continuative of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">凝る</i> (koru)

石凝姥命

(Japanese mythology) the goddess who made the mirror that was used to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)


豊玉姫

ja-pos

豊(とよ)玉(たま)姫(びめ) or 豊玉姫(とよたまひめ) • (Toyotamabime or Toyotamahime)

豊玉姫 (canonical)
豊玉姫 (canonical)
Toyotamabime (romanization)
Toyotamahime (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 豊 (“rich”) + 玉 (“jewel”) + 姫 (“lady”).

彦火火出見 彦火火出見#Japanese

鸕鷀草葺不合 鸕鷀草葺不合#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) daughter of 海神 (Watatsumi), elder sister and mother-in-law of 玉依姫 (Tamayoribime), wife of 彦火火出見 (Hikohohodemi); she went into labor before her parturition hut was done and gave birth to 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) in it, but retreated in shame after her husband, out of curiosity, saw her true serpentine form during the birth


神漏伎

ja-noun

神(かむ)漏(ろ)伎(き) or 神(かみ)漏(ろ)伎(き) • (kamuroki or kamiroki)

神漏伎 (canonical)
神漏伎 (canonical)
kamuroki (romanization)
kamiroki (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 神 (“god”) + ろ (archaic genitive particle) + き (“male”). Compare 伊弉諾 (Izanaki, literally “Male Who Invites”). See also 日孁 (Hirume).

af

(archaic, Japanese mythology) a male creator, progenitor or ancestor god, such as 高皇産霊 (Takamimusuhi) or 伊弉諾 (Izanaki)


神漏美

ja-noun

神(かむ)漏(ろ)美(み) or 神(かみ)漏(ろ)美(み) • (kamuromi or kamiromi)

神漏美 (canonical)
神漏美 (canonical)
kamuromi (romanization)
kamiromi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 神 (“god”) + ろ (archaic genitive particle) + み (“female”). Compare 伊弉冉 (Izanami, literally “Female Who Invites”). See also 日孁 (Hirume).

af

(archaic, Japanese mythology) a creator, progenitor or ancestor goddess, such as 神皇産霊 (Kamimusuhi), 伊弉冉 (Izanami) or 天照 (Amaterasu)


豊受大神

ja-pos

^とよ.うけ の ^おおかみ

^とよ.うけ の ^おほかみ

^とゆけ の ^おおかみ

^とゆけ の ^おほかみ

豊(とよ)受(うけの)大(おお)神(かみ) or 豊受(とゆけの)大(おお)神(かみ) • (Toyouke no Ōkami or Toyuke no Ōkami) ^(←とようけのおほかみ (Toyouke no Ofokami) or とゆけのおほかみ (Toyuke no Ofokami)?)

豊受大神 (canonical)
豊受大神 (canonical)
Toyouke no Ōkami (romanization)
Toyuke no Ōkami (romanization)
Toyouke no Ofokami (romanization)
Toyuke no Ofokami (romanization)
とようけのおほかみ (hiragana historical)
とゆけのおほかみ (hiragana historical)

Old Japanese [Term?], 豊受 + の (genitive particle) + 大神 (“great god”)

af

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 豊受 (Toyouke)


豊宇気毘売

豊宇気毘売 (canonical)
Toyoukebime (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 豊受 + 姫 (hime, “lady”)

豊宇気毘売神


豊受

ja-pos

豊(とよ)受(うけ) or 豊(とゆ)受(うけ) or 豊受(とゆけ) • (Toyouke or Toyuuke or Toyuke)

豊受 (canonical)
豊受 (canonical)
豊受 (canonical)
Toyouke (romanization)
Toyuuke (romanization)
Toyuke (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 豊 (“rich; abundant”) + 食 (uke, “food”)

豊受神

豊受大神宮 / 豊受宮 / 豊受大神社

Toyouke Daijingū / Toyuke no Miya / Toyouke Daijinja

和久産巣日 和久産巣日#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) a goddess of grain, daughter of 和久産巣日 (Wakumusubi) and granddaughter of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi)


保食

Old Japanese [Term?], perhaps from 食 (uke, “food”) + 持ち (mochi, “holding; keeping; possessing”). The kanji spelling literally means "to keep food".

af

保食神

(Japanese mythology) a food goddess; as told in the 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki), she offered food to 月読 (Tsukuyomi) after he was sent by 天照 (Amaterasu) to see her, by pulling food out of her orifices, which caused him to kill her in disgust, which caused Amaterasu, in anger, to split up with Tsukuyomi, causing the separation of day and night; from her corpse, cattle, horses, grain seeds and silkworms sprouted out, and were collected by 天熊人 (Ama no Kumahito) and were used for agriculture under Amaterasu's order


倉稲魂

ja-pos

倉稲(うかの)魂(みたま) or 倉稲(うか)魂(たま) • (Uka No Mitama or Ukatama)

倉稲魂 (canonical)
倉稲魂 (canonical)
Uka No Mitama (romanization)
Ukatama (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 食 (uka, “food”) + の (no, genitive particle) + 御魂 (mitama, literally “august spirit”)

af

神大市比売 神大市比売#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) a grain goddess, daughter of 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) and 神大市比売 (Kamuōichihime)


明神

(Japanese mythology) an honorific for gods


大明神

大明神 (canonical)
daimyōjin (romanization)

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