青

Unknown. The reading might be an obscure term from Old Japanese or dialect. The use of the character 青 arises from its 宋音(そうおん) (sōon, “Song-dynasty pronunciation”).

ja-r

(rare, archaic, mythology) a beast that looks like a weasel, and is said to have lived in present-day Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures

(rare, archaic, mythology) a beast that looks like a wolf, and is said to have appeared around Mount Yoshino


仙

From Middle Chinese 仙 (MC sjen, literally “immortal”). Compare modern Mandarin reading xiān and Cantonese reading sin¹.

(mythology) short for 仙人 (sennin): a wizard or mage; an immortal living as a hermit in the mountains


桂

桂 (canonical)
桂 (canonical)
katsura (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 香 (ka, “fragrance, good smell”) + 出 (zu, “to come out, to put something out”) + ら (ra, nominalizing suffix): "that which puts out a good smell", from the way the wood smells good.

桂男

the katsura man, a character in the Chinese legend who lives on the moon

containing only the Cercidiphyllum genus

containing only the two species Cercidiphyllum japonicum and Cercidiphyllum magnificum

広葉桂

broadleaf katsura, Cercidiphyllum magnificum

(Chinese mythology) a tree on the moon, from a Chinese legend that the phases of the moon were caused by Lauraceae trees budding, blossoming, then dropping their flowers and leaves again as if in accelerated seasons


狢

狢 (canonical)
狢 (canonical)
mujina (romanization)

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
Wakan Sansai Zue

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.

(mythology) a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans


竜

ja-noun

竜(りゅう) • (ryū)

1999 July 22, “砦(とりで)を守(まも)る翼(よく)竜(りゅう) [Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]”, in Vol.4, Konami:

A dragon who guards a mountainous fortress. It strikes its enemies as it dives down from the sky.

山の砦を守る竜。天空から急降下して敵を攻撃。

Yama no toride o mamoru ryū. Tenkū kara kyūkōka shite teki o kōgeki.

2004 May 1, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “第(だい)26(にじゅうろく)話(わ) 賢(けん)者(じゃ)の試(し)問(もん) [Chapter 26: A Test with the Sage]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 70:

Dragons and humans ought to be able to coexist. Isn’t the world large enough for both? I’d love to see such a world.

竜も人も一緒に生きればいい そのくらいの広さは 世界にはあるだろ？オレはそんな世界を見たいんだ

Ryū mo hito mo issho ni ikireba ii Sono kurai no hirosa wa sekai ni wa aru daro? Ore wa sonna sekai o mitai n da

神と呼ばれし竜ファ ― Kami to Yobareshi Ryū Fa ― Fa, the Dragon Known as God

2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最終話 それぞれの道へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, page 353

(mythology) Synonym of ドラゴン (doragon): a Western dragon


竜

竜 (canonical)
ryō (romanization)
ryou (romanization)
りよう (hiragana historical)

(mythology, rare or in Chinese contexts) a Chinese dragon


竜

From Old Japanese.
Possibly from the verb 立つ (tatsu, “to rise, stand”).


誓

誓 (canonical)
ukei (romanization)
ukefi (romanization)
うけひ (hiragana historical)

アマテラスとスサノオの誓約

(archaic, Shinto, Japanese mythology) an "oath", a ritual in which whether something is true or false, right or wrong, good or evil, etc. is judged based on whether the stated outcome of an act comes true as expected


鯤

(Chinese mythology) a mythological giant fish that is several thousand 里 (ri, “leagues”) long and that lives in the northern seas


鯱

鯱 (canonical)
鯱 (canonical)
shachi (romanization)

(Japanese mythology) a shachihoko, a carp with the head of a tiger


鳳

鳳(ほう) • (hō)

(Chinese mythology) feng: a fabled male fire-bird, thought to be a manifestation of a saint


鵬

鵬 (canonical)
鵬 (canonical)
hō (romanization)
bō (romanization)

Kyūjitai
Peng (mythology)
Shinjitai
Tōkyō
ja:鵬

(Chinese mythology) peng: a fabled large bird thought to have wings measuring 3,000 li and can soar up to 90,000 li

鯤鵬

something extremely large; kun (large mythical fish) and peng (large mythical bird)


龗

⟨okami₁⟩ → */okamʲi/ → /okami/
From Old Japanese.

吾岡之於可美尓言而令落雪之摧之彼所尓塵家武

waga oka no okami ni iite furashimeshi yuki no kudakeshi soko ni chirikemu

(Japanese mythology) a dragon kami of water (rain, snow, etc.)


パン

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).


狒々

狒々 (canonical)
狒々 (canonical)
hihi (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a hihi (Japanese monkey-like yokai)


少女

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 乙 (oto, “young, little”) + 女 (me, “female, girl”). Compare 男 (otoko, “man”), originally meaning "young boy".

少女さび

behavior appropriate to an adult unmarried woman

a type of sea vegetable in order Ectocarpales

young woman who dances kagura at a shrine

少女文楽

少女文楽 おとめぶんらく

a kind of one-person puppet show performed by girls or young women

(mythology) a celestial maiden, a fairy, a nymph


天女

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

ltc-l

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


地球

地球 (canonical)
Chikyū (romanization)
Tikiu (romanization)
ちきう (hiragana historical)

From Chinese 地球 (Dìqiú), coined by Matteo Ricci.

地球は24時間で１回自転します。

Chikyū wa nijūyo-jikan de ikkai jiten shimasu.

地球は太陽系の第３惑星です。

Chikyū wa taiyōkei no dai-san wakusei desu.

The Earth is the third planet of the Solar System.

それでも地球は動く。

1988 July 30 [1984 July 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “世(せ)界(かい)名(めい)作(さく)童(どう)話(わ)第(だい)３(さん)巻(かん) うらしま太(た)郎(ろう) [World’s Renowned Fairy Tales Book 3: Urashima Tarō]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), 10th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 117:

Meanwhile, Earth became the planet of the apes.

地球は、サルのわく星になっていましたとさ。

Chikyū wa, saru no wakusei ni natteimashita to sa.

1999 October 17, “異(い)次(じ)元(げん)からの侵(しん)略(りゃく)者(しゃ) [Invader from a Different Dimension]”, in Booster 5, Konami:

An alien that came to Earth from outside the Milky Way.

銀河系の外から地球にやってきた宇宙人。

Gingakei no soto kara Chikyū ni yattekita uchūjin.

地球昭

earthshine, illuminating the dark part of the Moon

地球環境モニタリングシステム: Global Environment Monitoring System

地球型惑星

terrestrial planet, an Earth-like planet

地球周回衛星

satellite orbiting the Earth, an Earth orbiter

planets of the Solar System: 太陽系の惑星: 水星 · 金星 · 地球 · 火星 · 木星 · 土星 · 天王星 · 海王星 [edit]

ガイア

Gaia or Gaea, the Greek goddess of the Earth


水神

Probably from Middle Chinese 水神 (MC sywijX zyin, literally “water god”).

There are numerous such kami.

(mythology, Shinto): a Japanese god of water


天皇

ja-pos

天(てん)皇(こう) • (Tenkō) ^(←てんくわう (Tenkwau)?)

天皇 (canonical)
Tenkō (romanization)
Tenkwau (romanization)
てんくわう (hiragana historical)

/ten kʷau/ → /tenkʷɔː/ → /tenkɔː/ → /tenkoː/
From Middle Chinese 天皇 (MC then hwang).
The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

(Chinese mythology) the first of the Three Sovereigns, possibly 伏羲 (Fukki, “Fu Xi”)


ケンタウルス

[kẽ̞nta̠ɯ̟ɾɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros)

ケンタウロス ケンタウロス#Japanese

(Roman mythology) Alternative form of ケンタウロス (kentaurosu, “centaur”)


天狗

desc

→ Chinese: 天狗 (tiāngǒu) (reborrowed for the Japanese sense)

→ English: tengu

→ French: tengu

→ Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu)

→ Russian: тэ́нгу (tɛ́ngu)

Nihon Shoki
Shugendō
Tengu
Tiangou
ja:天狗

From Middle Chinese 天狗 (MC then kuwX, “heaven + dog”). First appears in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).
The Chinese version of tengu (Tiangou) was originally more of a dog-like spirit or falling star. As the term and idea were imported into Japanese, the character became associated with 修験道 (“Shugendō, a kind of syncretism of Buddhist and native Japanese elements”), and the Japanese tengu changed to resemble either a long-nosed 山伏 (yamabushi, “mountain monk”, a practitioner of Shugendō) with bright-red skin, or a crow.

天狗蝙蝠: Murina hilgendorfi

天狗蝙蝠 てんぐこうもり

天狗星

a kind of shooting star, one that includes a loud sound and a bright light

a place on a tree where many small branch grow

a microbial infection of cherry and other trees that causes a cluster of many small branch and knot

1999 September 23, “カラス天(てん)狗(ぐ) [Crow Tengu]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

An omniscient tengu. They say it uses divine power.

様々なことを知っている天狗。神通力が使えるという。

Samazama na koto o shitte iru tengu. Jintsūriki ga tsukaeru to iu.

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, folklore) a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose


天人

(Buddhism, mythology) heavenly spirits from Buddhist heaven


アキレス

アキレウス アキレウス#Japanese

(Roman mythology) Alternative form of アキレウス (Akireusu, “Achilles”)


アキレウス

[a̠kʲiɾe̞ɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús)


鳳凰

鳳凰 (canonical)
hōō (romanization)
fouwau (romanization)
ほうわう (hiragana historical)

Daijisen
Fenghuang
Peng (mythology)
Vermilion Bird
ja:松村明
ja:鳳凰
ja:鳳凰 (曖昧さ回避)

/pouwau/ → /ɸoːwɔː/ → /hoːɔː/ → /hoːoː/
Borrowing from Chinese 鳳凰 /凤凰 (fènghuáng, literally “male fire-bird + female fire-bird”), date of borrowing unknown.

bor

(Chinese mythology) fenghuang: a fabled Chinese fire-bird


ケンタウロス

[kẽ̞nta̠ɯ̟ɾo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros).


黄帝

ja-pos

黄(こう)帝(てい) • (Kōtei) ^(←くわうてい (Kwautei)?)

黄帝 (canonical)
Kōtei (romanization)
Kwautei (romanization)
くわうてい (hiragana historical)


竜王

ja-noun

竜(りゅう)王(おう) • (ryūō) ^(←りゆうわう (ryuuwau)?)

竜王 (canonical)
ryūō (romanization)
ryuuwau (romanization)
りゆうわう (hiragana historical)

/rʲuː wau/ → /rʲuːwɔː/ → /rʲuːɔː/ → /ɾʲɯᵝːoː/
From Middle Chinese 龍王 (MC ljowng hjwang).

*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

(mythology) a dragon king, especially in esoteric Buddhist contexts


メルクリウス

[me̞ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ɾʲiɯ̟sɨ]

神

ローマ神話のオリュンポス十二神 (Rōma shinwa no Oryunposu jūnishin)


イシス

(Egyptian mythology) Isis - the ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility.


巨人

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 巨人 (MC gjoX nyin).
The professional baseball team is an abbreviation of one of its original names, the 東京巨人軍 (Tōkyō Kyojin-gun, “Tokyo Giants”).

小さな巨人

small giant → someone who has a small physique but having a great talent

進撃の巨人

Attack on Titan (literally, “the Advancing Giants”)

(mythology) a human of very great size, titan

a giant:
a human of very great size, titan


使い魔

1999 September 23, “ポット・ザ・トリック [Pot the Trick]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A familiar that serves a mage. It is not very strong.

魔術師の命令通りに動く使い魔。あまり強くない。

Majutsushi no meirei-dōri ni ugoku tsukaima. Amari tsuyoku nai.

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) a familiar spirit


扶桑

扶桑 (canonical)
Fusō (romanization)
Fusau (romanization)
ふさう (hiragana historical)

(Chinese mythology) a sacred tree said to exist in Japan

(Chinese mythology) a land to the east, often identified with Japan


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


射干

From Middle Chinese 射干 (MC yaeH kan), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).
Doublet of ジャッカル (jakkaru, “jackal”), via English jackal, Turkish çakal and Persian شغال (šağâl).

(Chinese mythology) a legendary evil beast similar to a fox


馬頭

馬頭 (canonical)
Mezu (romanization)
Medu (romanization)
めづ (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit अश्वशीर्ष (aśvaśīrṣa).

cal

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Horse-Head, one of the two guardians of hell


吸血鬼

ja-noun

吸(きゅう)血(けつ)鬼(き) • (kyūketsuki) ^(←きふけつき (kifuketuki)?)

吸血鬼 (canonical)
kyūketsuki (romanization)
kifuketuki (romanization)
きふけつき (hiragana historical)


一角獣

一(いっ)角(かく)獣(じゅう) • (ikkakujū) ^(←いつかくじう (itukakuziu)?)

一角獣 (canonical)
ikkakujū (romanization)
itukakuziu (romanization)
いつかくじう (hiragana historical)

[ik̚ka̠kɯ̟ʑɨː]

一角 (ikkaku, “one horn”) + 獣 (jū, “beast”).
/ikkakuziu/ → /ikkakuzjuː/

af

ユニコーン ユニコーン#Japanese

(mythology) Synonym of ユニコーン (yunikōn, “unicorn”)

(rare, mythology, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 麒麟 (kirin, “qilin”)


ユニコーン

[jɯ̟ɲ̟ikõ̞ːɴ]


貔貅

貔貅 (canonical)
hikyū (romanization)
fikiu (romanization)
ひきう (hiragana historical)

(Chinese mythology) pixiu, a mythical horned animal that is believed to bring luck


グリフォン

[ɡɯ̟ɾʲiɸõ̞ɴ]


嫦娥

嫦娥 (canonical)
Jōga (romanization)
Zyauga (romanization)
じやうが (hiragana historical)

/d͡ʑjauɡa/ → /d͡ʑɔːɡa/ → /d͡ʑoːɡa/
From Middle Chinese 嫦娥 (MC dzyang nga, “Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon”).
The 呉音 (goon) pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.
First cited in Japanese to a text from 827.

ltc-l

(Chinese mythology) Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon


高天原

高天原 (canonical)
takama no hara (romanization)

From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
Compound of 高 (taka, “high”) + 天の原 (ama no hara, “plains of heaven”), with the final -a of taka dropped due to haplology.

com

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Takamagahara (the realm of the gods, as opposed to the realm of mortals and the realm of the dead)


テラ

(Roman mythology) Terra, the Roman counterpart of Gaia/Gaea, Greek goddess of the earth.


天狐

(mythology, Shinto): A heavenly/celestial fox; a nine-tail fox said to be the most powerful form of the kitsune: Once they turn 1,000-years-old, they gain all nine of their tails, turn a golden color, and ascend to the heavens, where they become celestial foxes.


河童

/kapawarapa/ → /kawawappa/ → /kawappa/ → /kappa/
Originally a compound of 川 (kapa → kawa, “river”) + 童 (warapa → wappa, “child”).

1999 September 23, “ひょうすべ [Hyōsube]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A kappa boss with low defense strength, but surprisingly high attack strength.

カッパの親分。攻撃力は意外と高い。守備力は低め。

Kappa no oyabun. Kōgekiryoku wa igai to takai. Shubiryoku wa hikume.

2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－, Konami:

This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.

いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。

Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore


天神

[tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

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

cog

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)


雷神

(mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of thunder and lightning


土神

(mythology, Shinto) a god of the land or soil


火神

火神 (canonical)
kajin (romanization)
kwazin (romanization)
くわじん (hiragana historical)

Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese 火神 (MC xwaX zyin, literally “fire + god”).
First attested in 1103 in the 中右記 (Chūyū-ki), a diary spanning some 50 years of life in the imperial court.

ltc-l

(mythology, Shinto, possibly archaic) a god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi


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


仙法

仙術: a specific technique of mystical sagehood

(mythology) the mystical arts of a holy sage


祖神

From Middle Chinese compound 祖神 (MC tsuX zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 祖神 (zǔshén).

(mythology, Shinto) the deification of an ancestor

(mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, as an ancestor of the imperial family


ケルベロス

[ke̞ɾɯ̟be̞ɾo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos).

lbor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog


天照

天照 (canonical)
天照 (canonical)
Amaterasu (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Man'yōshū
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Man'yōshū of 759 CE.
Superficially, a compound of 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something, to shine upon something”). However, this derives instead as an honorific form of compound verb 天照る (amateru, “to shine in heaven”), as the 照らす (terasu) is not the usual transitive or causative conjugation of the intransitive verb 照る (teru, “to shine, to light up”), but rather an example of the verb with the Old Japanese honorific verb suffix す (-su).
As a verbal epithet, also found in some older texts with the reading Amaderasu, where the terasu changes to derasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The name appears to be consistently used without voicing, as Amaterasu.

com

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess


レーダー

ja-pos

レーダー • (Rēdā)

ja:レーダー (ギリシア神話)
ja:レーダー (曖昧さ回避)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Λήδᾱ (Lḗdā)


ヴィーナス

ja-pos

ヴィーナス • (Vīnasu)

愛と美の女神ヴィーナス

(rare, Roman mythology) Venus, the Roman goddess


ウラヌス

[ɯ̟ɾa̠nɯ̟sɨ]


サターン

サターン • (Satān)

(Roman mythology, rare) Saturn, the Roman god


プルートー

プルートー • (Purūtō)

[pɯ̟ɾɯ̟ːto̞ː]


童子

(Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around


ゼウス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

lbor

神

ギリシア神話のオリュンポス十二神 (Girishia shinwa no Oryunposu jūnishin)


アテーナー

ja-pos

アテーナー • (Atēnā)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ)


妖狐

妖狐 (canonical)
yōko (romanization)
euko (romanization)
えうこ (hiragana historical)

(mythology) supernatural fox that can transform into a human form


アレース

ja-pos

アレース • (Arēsu)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of アレス (Aresu, “Ares”)


セレス

(Roman mythology) Ceres, the Roman goddess


ダイモーン

ja-noun

ダイモーン • (daimōn)

From Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”).

bor

(Greek mythology) a daimon; a tutelary spirit that guides a person; a genius


山犬

山犬 (canonical)
山犬 (canonical)
yamainu (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:ヤマイヌ
ja:松村明

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 犬 (inu, “dog”).

(Japanese mythology) an apparition of a dog that may appear to travelers on mountain roads, and that may be either friendly or murderous to travelers

送り犬

canine apparition appearing to travelers


パラス

(Greek mythology) Pallas; The name of several people in Greek mythology:

An epithet for Athena; later Pallas Athena.


アストレア

(Greek mythology) Astraea, the Greek goddess of stars, and a goddess of justice.


十拳の剣

ja-noun

^とおつか-の-^つるぎ

十拳の剣 (canonical)
Tōtsuka-no-Tsurugi (romanization)

[to̞ːt͡sɨka̠ no̞ t͡sɨɾɯ̟ɡʲi]

(Japanese mythology) the Ten-hands Longsword

天羽々斬

天羽々斬 あまのはばきり

蛇之麁正

蛇之麁正 おろちのあらまさ


火の鳥

火の鳥 (canonical)
hi no tori (romanization)

Compound of 火 (hi, “fire”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).

compound

(mythology) a phoenix, more specifically as in Western mythology


ネメシス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis)


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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possible variant of archaic genitive particle <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">ろ</i>

(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


アルテミス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis)


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


セレーネー

ja-pos

セレーネー • (Serēnē)

(Greek mythology) The goddess of the Moon, Selene.


座敷童

座敷童 (canonical)
zashiki warashi (romanization)

Compound of 座敷 (zashiki, “house; Japanese-style parlor”) + 童 (warashi, “child”).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Tōhoku) a kind of yōkai: a red-faced ghost or apparition of a child haunting an old house, generally not malevolent, and thought to bring good fortune to the house


須佐之男

ja-pos

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”).

lang

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

ja-pos

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

ja-pos

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


ルナ

(Roman mythology) The goddess of the Moon, Luna.


ディアーナ

ディアーナ • (Diāna)


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).

compound

(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

ja-pos

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

布袋

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


別天津神

ja-noun

別(こと)天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) • (koto ama tsu kami)

別天津神 (canonical)
koto ama tsu kami (romanization)

Compound of 異 (koto, “different, separate”) + 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient compounding reading) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”).
The use of 別 to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of 津 to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the collective name for the five gods that came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe


アイオロス

(Greek mythology) Aeolus (character in Greek mythology)


天津麻羅

ja-pos

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”).

compound

(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


迦具土

ja-pos

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))


薬師如来

ja-pos

薬(やく)師(し)如(にょ)来(らい) or 薬師如来(ヤクシニョライ) • (Yakushi Nyorai)

薬師如来 (canonical)
薬師如来 (canonical)
Yakushi Nyorai (romanization)

(mythology, Buddhism) Yakushi Nyorai, the Japanese name for Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Buddha of medicine


八幡神

八幡神 (canonical)
Hachimanjin (romanization)

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


八幡

(Shinto mythology) Short for 八幡神 (Hachimanjin): the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai


木花咲耶姫

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


ラーオコオーン

ラーオコオーン • (Rāokoōn)

[ɾa̠ːo̞ko̞õ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Λαοκόων (Laokóōn)


ガイア

(Greek mythology) Gaia/Gaea, the Greek goddess of the earth.


天目一箇

ja-pos

天目一箇(あまのまひとつ) or 天目一箇(アマノマヒトツ) • (Amanomahitotsu)

天目一箇 (canonical)
天目一箇 (canonical)
Amanomahitotsu (romanization)

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


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.

compound

⇒ 産霊の神 (Musuhi no Kami)

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


月桂

(Chinese mythology) the laurel tree that grows on the moon


化け猫

Compound of 化け (bake, “transformation, taking the form of; monster”, stem of verb 化ける (bakeru, “to transform, to change into something else”)) + 猫 (neko, “cat”).

stem of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">化ける</i> (bakeru, “to transform, to change into something else”)

In Japanese folklore, this entity was believed to be a magical cat, sometimes capable of transforming itself into a person or various other forms.

(Japanese mythology) a monster cat; a goblin cat; a cat with magical powers


大国主命

ja-pos

^おおくにぬし-の-みこと

大国主命 (canonical)
Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto (romanization)

(mythology, religion, Shinto): A kami of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good matches. His wife is Suseri-hime, the daughter of Susanoo.


年神

(mythology, Shinto): the kami associated with a new year


三宝荒神

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


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


隠身

ja-noun

隠身(かくりみ) or 隠身(かくれみ) • (kakurimi or kakuremi)

隠身 (canonical)
隠身 (canonical)
kakurimi (romanization)
kakuremi (romanization)

(mythology, Shinto) hidden form, invisible form; metaphysical form (of a deity)


伏羲

ja-pos

伏(ふっ)羲(き) or 伏(ふく)羲(ぎ) • (Fukki or Fukugi) ^(←ふくき (Fukuki)?)

伏羲 (canonical)
伏羲 (canonical)
Fukki (romanization)
Fukugi (romanization)
Fukuki (romanization)
ふくき (hiragana historical)

2000 November 2, Ryū Fujisaki, “第(だい)190(ひゃくきゅうじゅう)回(かい) 歴(れき)史(し)の道(みち)標(しるべ)十(じゅう)六(ろく)—伏(ふっ)羲(き)— [Chapter 190: History’s Guidepost Sixteen: Fuxi]”, in 封(ほう)神(しん)演(えん)義(ぎ) [Investiture of the Gods], volume 22 (fiction; paperback), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 85:

My name is Fuxi!! And I am the first human!!!

我が名は伏羲‼始まりの人が一人である!!!

Waga na wa Fukki‼ Hajimari no hito ga hitori de aru!!!


神山

(mythology) mountain in which the god lives


オレイアス

[o̞ɾe̞ːa̠sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás).

lbor

(Greek mythology) and oread, a mountain nymph and companion of Artemis


炎帝

(Chinese mythology) the Yan Emperor, also known as 神農 (Shinnō, “Shennong”), a legendary Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times


尾閭

(Chinese mythology) a hole that is said to be located at the bottom of the ocean where all water is endlessly leaking away without ever being exhausted.


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


八岐大蛇

ja-pos

八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち) or 八岐大蛇(ヤマタノオロチ) • (Yamata no Orochi) ^(←やまたのをろち (Yamatanoworoti) or ヤマタノヲロチ (Yamatanoworoti)?)

八岐大蛇 (canonical)
八岐大蛇 (canonical)
Yamatanoworoti (romanization)
やまたのをろち (hiragana historical)
ヤマタノヲロチ (hiragana historical)

From 八(や) (ya, “eight”) + 股(また) (mata, “crotch, branch, fork”) + 大蛇(おろち) (orochi, “python, large snake”). 岐 and 大蛇(おろち) (orochi) are jukujikun (熟字訓); see the latter for more.

ja-compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo


織姫

From 織り (ori, “weaving”, stem of 織る (oru, “to weave”)) + 姫 (hime, “princess; lady”), a calque of Chinese 織女 /织女 (zhīnǚ, literally “Weaver Girl”).

af

stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">織る</i> (oru, “to weave”)

cal

Weaver Girl
w:The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd

(Japanese mythology, folklore) Orihime; "Weaver Princess" (Japanese version of the Chinese Weaver Girl)


彦星

From 彦 (hiko, “prince; lord”) + 星 (hoshi, “star”).

af

Cowherd
w:The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd

(Japanese mythology, folklore) Hikoboshi (Japanese version of the Chinese Cowherd)


百鬼夜行

ja-noun

百(ひゃっ)鬼(き)夜(や)行(ぎょう) • (hyakki yagyō) ^(←ひやくくゐやぎやう (fyakukwi yagyau)?)

百(ひゃっ)鬼(き)夜(や)行(こう) • (hyakki yakō) ^(←ひやくくゐやかう (fyakukwi yakau)?)

百鬼夜行 (canonical)
hyakki yagyō (romanization)
fyakukwi yagyau (romanization)
ひやくくゐやぎやう (hiragana historical)
百鬼夜行 (canonical)
hyakki yakō (romanization)
fyakukwi yakau (romanization)
ひやくくゐやかう (hiragana historical)

[ça̠k̚ʲkʲi ja̠ɡʲo̞ː]

(Japanese mythology) the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons


牛頭

牛頭 (canonical)
Gozu (romanization)
Godu (romanization)
ごづ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of hell


牛頭馬頭

ja-pos

牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) • (Gozu Mezu) ^(←ごづめづ (Godumedu)?)

牛頭馬頭 (canonical)
Gozu Mezu (romanization)
Godumedu (romanization)
ごづめづ (hiragana historical)

From 牛頭 (Gozu, “Ox-Head”) + 馬頭 (Mezu, “Horse-Head”). Compare Chinese 牛頭馬面／牛头马面 (niútóumǎmiàn, literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

zh-l

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the two guardians of hell


黄金時代

ja-pos

黄(おう)金(ごん)時(じ)代(だい) • (Ōgon Jidai) ^(←わうごんじだい (Waugonzidai)?)

黄金時代 (canonical)
Ōgon Jidai (romanization)
Waugonzidai (romanization)
わうごんじだい (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːɡo̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑida̠i]

From 黄金 (ōgon, “gold”) + 時代 (jidai, “age”).


英雄時代

英雄時代 (canonical)
Eiyū Jidai (romanization)


女媧

女媧 (canonical)
Joka (romanization)
Dyokwa (romanization)
ぢよくわ (hiragana historical)


蟠桃

ja-noun

蟠(ばん)桃(とう) or 蟠(はん)桃(とう) or 蟠桃(バントウ) or 蟠桃(ハントウ) • (bantō or hantō)

蟠桃 (canonical)
蟠桃 (canonical)
蟠桃 (canonical)
蟠桃 (canonical)
bantō (romanization)
hantō (romanization)

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 蟠桃 (MC ban daw). First cited to a work from 1313-1328.

peach of immortality
peach of immortality

(Chinese mythology) peach of immortality


オーディン

ja-pos

オーディン • (Ōdin)

Borrowed from English Odin, from Old Norse Óðinn.

勝利はすでに確定している。このうえはそれを完全なものにせねばならぬ。叛乱軍の身のほど知らずどもを生かして還すな。その条件は充分にととのっているのだ。卿らのうえに大神オーディンの恩寵おんちょうあらんことを。乾杯プロージット！

1982, Yoshiki Tanaka, “A Farce Between the Acts” (chapter 8), in 銀河英雄伝説 第1巻 黎明篇 [Legend of the Galactic Heroes Volume 1: Dawn], →ISBN:

Our victory is assured. Furthermore, we ought to make that victory complete. Don't send the rebel army, who don't know their place, back alive. The terms have already been sufficiently fulfilled. May the great god Odin's favor be with you all. Cheers and prosit!


フリッグ

[ɸɯ̟ɾʲiɡ̚ɡ̊ɯ̟]


テュール

テュール • (Tyūru)


フェンリル

[ɸẽ̞n̺ɾʲiɾɯ̟]


ラグナロク

Learned borrowing from Old Norse ragnarǫk


サテュロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).


ファウヌス

[ɸa̠ɯ̟nɯ̟sɨ]


ファウヌス

[ɸa̠ɯ̟nɯ̟sɨ]


アースガルズ

[a̠ːsɨɡa̠ɾɯ̟zɨ]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr.


ヘーラクレース

ja-pos

ヘーラクレース • (Hērakurēsu)

[he̞ːɾa̠kɯ̟ɾe̞ːsɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês)


ユーピテル

[jɯ̟ːpʲite̞ɾɯ̟]

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūpiter, Jūpiter


ポセイドーン

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn)


ネプトゥーヌス

[ne̞pɯ̟tɯ̟ːnɯ̟sɨ]


ハーデース

ja-pos

ハーデース • (Hādēsu)


ウーラノス

[ɯ̟ːɾa̠no̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós)


ヘルメース

[he̞ɾɯ̟me̞ːsɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês)


狻猊

ja-noun

狻(さん)猊(げい) or 狻(しゅん)猊(げい) • (sangei or shungei)

狻猊 (canonical)
狻猊 (canonical)
sangei (romanization)
shungei (romanization)

(Chinese mythology) a suanni, a cross between a dragon and a lion


狻猊

ja-pos

狻(さん)猊(げい) or 狻(しゅん)猊(げい) • (Sangei or Shungei)

狻猊 (canonical)
狻猊 (canonical)
Sangei (romanization)
Shungei (romanization)

(Chinese mythology) the suanni that was one of the nine sons of the dragon


イアーソーン

イアーソーン • (Iāsōn)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn)


ピュグマイオイ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πυγμαῖοι (Pugmaîoi).


キュクロープス

[kʲɨkɯ̟ɾo̞ːpɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) a cyclops


九尾の狐

ja-noun

九(きゅう)尾(び)の狐(きつね) • (kyūbi no kitsune) ^(←きうびのきつね (kiubinokitune)?)

九尾の狐 (canonical)
kyūbi no kitsune (romanization)
kiubinokitune (romanization)
きうびのきつね (hiragana historical)

Compound of 九(きゅう) (kyū, “nine”) + 尾(び) (bi, “tail”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”).


殺生石

ja-pos

殺(せっ)生(しょう)石(せき) • (Sesshōseki) ^(←せつしやうせき (Setusyauseki)?)

殺生石 (canonical)
Sesshōseki (romanization)
Setusyauseki (romanization)
せつしやうせき (hiragana historical)

Compound of 殺生 (sesshō, “killing”) + 石 (seki, “stone”).


甘露

(Chinese mythology) a heaven-bestowed elixir of immortality


セイレーン

ja-noun

セイレーン • (seirēn)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). Doublet of サイレン (sairen).


パリス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris)

ja:パリス (曖昧さ回避)


ペーガソス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos)


ペーガスス

ペーガソス ペーガソス#Japanese

(Roman mythology) Alternative form of ペーガソス (Pēgasosu, “Pegasus”)


アンドロメダー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδᾱ (Andromédā)


ペルセウス

[pe̞ɾɯ̟se̞ɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús)


ヘルクレス

[he̞ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ɾe̞sɨ]

ja:ヘラクレス (曖昧さ回避)


ケーペウス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús)


オーリーオーン

ja-pos

オーリーオーン • (Ōrīōn)

[o̞ːɾʲiːõ̞ːɴ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠρῑ́ων (Ōrī́ōn).


ケルベルス

[ke̞ɾɯ̟be̞ɾɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos).

ケルベロス ケルベロス#Japanese

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) alternative form of ケルベロス (Keruberosu): Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog


ナルキッソス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos)


シーシュポス

[ɕiːɕɨpo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos)


オイディプース

ja-pos

オイディプース • (Oidipūsu)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous)


エーレクトラー

ja-pos

エーレクトラー • (Ērekutorā)

[e̞ːɾe̞kɯ̟to̞ɾa̠ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρᾱ (Ēléktrā)


アプロディーテー

ja-pos

アプロディーテー • (Apurodītē)

[a̠pɯ̟ɾo̞dʲiːte̞ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē)


ユーノー

ja-pos

ユーノー • (Yūnō)


ヘーラー

ヘーラー • (Hērā)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā)


レアー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa)

ティーターン

ギリシア神話のティーターン (Girishia shinwa no Tītān; )


アレス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


ミネルウァ

[mʲine̞ɾɯ̟β̞a̠]


河伯

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 河童 (kappa)


プルートーン

ja-pos

プルートーン • (Purūtōn)

[pɯ̟ɾɯ̟ːtõ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn)


アポローン

ja-pos

アポローン • (Aporōn)

[a̠po̞ɾõ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn)


デーメーテール

ja-pos

デーメーテール • (Dēmētēru)

[de̞ːme̞ːte̞ːɾɯ̟]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)


ヘーパイストス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos)


ウゥルカーヌス

[β̞ɯ̟ɾɯ̟ka̠ːnɯ̟sɨ]


ヘスティアー

ja-pos

ヘスティアー • (Hesutiā)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía)


ウーラニアー

ja-pos

ウーラニアー • (Ūraniā)

[ɯ̟ːɾa̠ɲ̟ia̠ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía)


ムーサ

ja-noun

ムーサ • (Mūsa)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa)


ティーターン

ja-noun

ティーターン • (Tītān)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán)


イーアペトス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós)


オーケアノス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós)


クレイオス

[kɯ̟ɾe̞ːo̞sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κρεῖος (Kreîos)


クロノス

ja:クロノス
ja:クロノス (曖昧さ回避)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos)


クロノス

ja:クロノス (時間の神)
ja:クロノス (曖昧さ回避)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos)


コイオス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κοῖος (Koîos)


テイアー

ja-pos

テイアー • (Teiā)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεία (Theía)


テーテュース

ja-pos

テーテュース • (Tētyūsu)

[te̞ːtʲɨːsɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús)


テミス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θέμις (Thémis)


ヒュペリーオーン

ja-pos

ヒュペリーオーン • (Hyuperīōn)

[çɨpe̞ɾʲiːõ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὑπερίων (Huperíōn)


ポイベー

ja-pos

ポイベー • (Poibē)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē)


ムネーモシュネー

ja-pos

ムネーモシュネー • (Munēmoshunē)

[mɯ̟ne̞ːmo̞ɕɨne̞ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosúnē)


エウテルペー

[e̞ɯ̟te̞ɾɯ̟pe̞ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē)


エラトー

ja-pos

エラトー • (Eratō)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἐρατώ (Eratṓ)


カリオペー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē)


クレイオー

ja-pos

クレイオー • (Kureiō)

[kɯ̟ɾe̞ːo̞ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ)


タレイア

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θάλεια (Tháleia)


テルプシコラー

[te̞ɾɯ̟pɯ̟ɕiko̞ɾa̠ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρα (Terpsikhóra)


ポリュムニアー

[po̞ɾʲɨmɯ̟ɲ̟ia̠ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολυμνία (Polumnía)


メルポメネー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē)


トート

ja-pos

トート • (Tōto)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth).


アポロー

ja-pos

アポロー • (Aporō)

Learned borrowing from Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn)


オデュッセウス

[o̞dʲɨsːe̞ɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).


アガメムノーン

[a̠ɡa̠me̞mɯ̟nõ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn)


ペーネロペー

ja-pos

ペーネロペー • (Pēneropē)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē)


テーレマコス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémakhos)


ダプネー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δάφνη (Dáphnē)


ダイダロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos)


ヒュドラー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra)


ヒドラ

ja:ヒドラ
ja:ヒドラ (衛星)


蚩尤

(Chinese mythology) Chiyou (tribal leader of the ancient Nine Li tribe)


エロース

ja-pos

エロース • (Erōsu)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs)


クピードー

ja-pos

クピードー • (Kupīdō)


姮娥

From Middle Chinese 姮娥 (MC nga, “Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon”).

ltc-l

(Chinese mythology) Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon


麻姑

(Chinese mythology) Magu (nymph in Chinese mythology)


天馬

(Japanese mythology, fiction) Heavenly steed


天馬

天 (“sky”) + 馬 (“horse”). From Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), and associated with the term sky horse.

(mythology, fiction) pegasus, a winged horse


天馬

(Greek mythology) The Pegasus winged horse


エレボス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos)


アイテール

ja-pos

アイテール • (Aitēru)

[a̠ite̞ːɾɯ̟]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr)


西王母

ja-pos

西(せい)王(おう)母(ぼ) • (Seiōbo) ^(←せいわうぼ (Seiwaubo)?)

西(さい)王(おう)母(ぼ) • (Saiōbo) ^(←さいわうぼ (Saiwaubo)?)

西王母 • ^ (canonical)
西王母 (canonical)
Seiōbo (romanization)
Seiwaubo (romanization)
Saiōbo (romanization)
Saiwaubo (romanization)
せいわうぼ (hiragana historical)
さいわうぼ (hiragana historical)

(Chinese religion, Chinese mythology) Queen Mother of the West (goddess)


ヨルムンガンド

[jo̞ɾɯ̟mɯ̟̃ŋɡã̠ndo̞]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Jǫrmungandr


アマゾーン

ja-pos

アマゾーン • (Amazōn)

[a̠ma̠zõ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών sg (Amazṓn, “Amazon”)


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).

af

Coordinate term: 山祇 (yamatsumi)


ドリュアス

[do̞ɾʲɨa̠sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás).


ゴーレム

[ɡo̞ːɾe̞mɯ̟]

Borrowed from English golem, from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

bor

גולם \ גֹּלֶם

1999 March 18, “ウォー・アース [War Earth]”, in Starter(スターター) Box(ボックス), Konami:

A golem assembled from rocks. It petrifies and destroys its opponents.

岩石が集まってできたゴーレム。相手を石化して破壊する。

Ganseki ga atsumatte dekita gōremu. Aite o sekika shite hakai suru.


尻子玉

尻子玉 (canonical)
shirikodama (romanization)

(mythology) a ball lodged in the anus, said to be sought by kappas


プロメーテウス

[pɯ̟ɾo̞me̞ːte̞ɯ̟sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús)


アウローラ

ja-pos

アウローラ • (Aurōra)

[a̠ɯ̟ɾo̞ːɾa̠]


エーオース

エーオース • (Ēōsu)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs)


ニオベー

ja-pos

ニオベー • (Niobē)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē)


タンタロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos)


ミダース

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μίδας (Mídas)


鸕鷀草葺不合尊

ja-pos

^うがやふきあえず の ^みこと

^うがやふきあへず の ^みこと

鸕鷀草葺不合尊(うがやふきあえずのみこと) • (Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto) ^(←うがやふきあへずのみこと (Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto)?)

鸕鷀草葺不合尊 (canonical)
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto (romanization)
Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto (romanization)
うがやふきあへずのみこと (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese.
Short-form of 天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命 (Amatsuhiko Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto), attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ugayafukiaezu, the son of Hikohohodemi no Mikoto and Toyotamabime, and the father of Emperor Jimmu


天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

^あまつひこ ^ひこなぎさたけ ^うがやふきあえず の ^みこと

^あまつひこ ^ひこなぎさたけ ^うがやふきあへず の ^みこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命(あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあえずのみこと) • (Amatsuhiko Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto) ^(←あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあへずのみこと (Amatufiko Fikonagisatake Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto)?)

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命 (canonical)
あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあへずのみこと (hiragana historical)

[a̠ma̠t͡sɨçiko̞ çiko̞na̠ɡʲisa̠ta̠ke̞ ɯ̟ɡa̠ja̠ɸɯ̟kʲia̠e̞zɨ no̞ mʲiko̞to̞]

Attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
The name of the kami is derived from:
* 天 (ama, “heaven, sky”, combining form) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 彦 (hiko, “boy”, euphemism; here spelled 日高)
* 彦 (hiko, here spelled 日子) + 渚 (nagisa, “water's edge”, spelled with 波) + 丈 (take, “length; all”, spelled with 限建)
* 鵜 (u, “cormorant”) + 茅葺き (kayafuki, “thatched roof”, with rendaku (連濁) shift; spelled with 葺草葺) + 合えず (aezu, “not completing”), negative 已然形 (izenkei, “realis form”) of 合う (au, “to unite → to finish”, spelled with 不合)
* 命, 尊 (mikoto) is a sacred title suffixed to Shinto deities.
The irregular kanji spellings are a combination of ateji (当て字) and jukujikun (熟字訓).
The name of the deity would likely mean the “son of the god come from heaven, born before the hut at the water's edge had been completely thatched with cormorant feathers”.

sortkey

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

あまつひこひこなきさたけうかやふきあえすのみこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

あまつひこひこなきさたけうかやふきあえすのみこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

あまつひこひこなきさたけうかやふきあえすのみこと


ユースティティア

ja-pos

ユースティティア • (Yūsutitia)


ディケー

ディケー • (Dikē)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δίκη (Díkē)


金烏

zh-l

金烏／金乌 (jīnwū)

(Chinese mythology) a golden crow, one of the embodiments of the ten suns, nine of whom were shot down by the hero Hou Yi


葦原の中つ国

ja-noun

あしはら の なかつくに

葦(あし)原(はら)の中(なか)つ国(くに) • (ashihara no nakatsukuni)

葦原の中つ国 (canonical)
ashihara no nakatsukuni (romanization)

Literally, “middle land/country of reed beds”.

lit

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the realm of mortals, i.e. Japan itself (as opposed to the realm of the gods and the realm of the dead)


ビーナス

(Roman mythology) Venus, the Roman goddess


ニーケー

ja-pos

ニーケー • (Nīkē)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē)


ウィクトーリア

[β̞ikɯ̟to̞ːɾʲia̠]


ポーモーナ

ja-pos

ポーモーナ • (Pōmōna)


ヘレネー

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē)


エウローペー

ja-pos

エウローペー • (Eurōpē)

[e̞ɯ̟ɾo̞ːpe̞ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē). Doublet of ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa, “Europe”).


祝融

(Chinese mythology) Zhurong (a Chinese god of fire and of the south)


パンドーラー

ja-pos

パンドーラー • (Pandōrā)

[pã̠ndo̞ːɾa̠ː]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πᾰνδώρᾱ (Păndṓrā)


パンドーラーの箱

ja-pos

^パンドーラー の はこ

パンドーラーの箱 (canonical)
Pandōrā no hako (romanization)

From パンドーラー (Pandōrā, “Pandora”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 箱 (hako, “box”).


ミズガルズ

[mʲizɨɡa̠ɾɯ̟zɨ]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Miðgarðr (literally “middle realm”)


バステト

(Egyptian mythology) Bastet - the ancient Egyptian goddess of cosmetics, cats, love, etc.


セクメト

(Egyptian mythology) Sekhmet - the ancient Egyptian goddess of illness.


ハトホル

(Egyptian mythology) Hathor - the ancient Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music, etc.


シュー

(Egyptian mythology) Shu (the ancient Egyptian god of peace, air and wind)


テフヌト

(Egyptian mythology) Tefnut - the ancient Egyptian goddess of moisture, dew and rain


イヒ

(Egyptian mythology) Ihy - the ancient Egyptian god of joy


セベク

(Egyptian mythology) Sobek; the ancient Egyptian god of fertility


アメン

(Egyptian mythology) Amun - the ancient Egyptian god of hidden things


アトゥム

(Egyptian mythology) Atum - ancient Egyptian god


ホルス

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.


蘇民将来

蘇民将来 (canonical)
Somin Shōrai (romanization)

[so̞mʲĩɰ̃ɕo̞ːɾa̠i]

(Japanese mythology) the name of a poor man who hosted a god in disguise. For this deed his descendants received a charm against pestilence


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”)

af

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


瑶池

瑶池 (canonical)
Yōchi (romanization)
Euti (romanization)
えうち (hiragana historical)

(Chinese religion, Chinese mythology) Jade Pond; Gem Pond (a mythical location in the Kunlun Mountains associated with the Queen Mother of the West)


天香具山

天香具山 (canonical)
Ama no Kaguyama (romanization)

From Old Japanese 天香具山 (Ame₂ no₂ Kaguyama), using the bound apophonic form 天 (ama, “heaven”) in place of ame.

(Japanese mythology) the fabled mountain at the 高天原 (takama no hara, “heavens”)


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”)

af

産霊の神

高御産巣日神 / 高皇産霊尊

Takamimusuhi no Kami / Takamimusuhi no Mikoto


土公神

ja-noun

土(ど)公(く)神(じん) or 土(ど)公(こう)神(じん) • (dokujin or dokōjin)

土公神 (canonical)
土公神 (canonical)
dokujin (romanization)
dokōjin (romanization)

[do̞ko̞ːʑĩɴ]

(mythology, Onmyodo) the spirit of earth


酒呑童子

酒呑童子 (canonical)
Shuten Dōji (romanization)

[ɕɨtẽ̞ndo̞ːʑi]

酒 (“alcohol”) + 呑 (“drinking”) + 童子 (“boy”)

af

(mythology, Japanese mythology) an 鬼 (oni, “ogre; demon”) who dwelled in 大江山 (Ōeyama, “Mount Ōe”) and kidnapped women and children and stole money in the city


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”).

af

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”).

af

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”).

af

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”).

af

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”)).

af

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)


天之瓊矛

ja-pos

天(あま)之(の)瓊(ぬ)矛(ほこ) or 天(あめ)之(の)瓊(ぬ)矛(ぼこ) • (Ama no Nuhoko or Ame no Nuboko)

天之瓊矛 (canonical)
天之瓊矛 (canonical)
Ama no Nuhoko (romanization)
Ame no Nuboko (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?]. 天 (“heaven”) + の (genitive marker) + 瓊矛 (“jeweled spear”).

af

(Japanese mythology) the spear that 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami) used to stir the sea and create 磤馭慮島 (Onogorojima, “Onogoro Island”)


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”).

blend

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”).

af

(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”).

af

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


野槌

(Japanese mythology, mythology) a snake-like yokai


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”).

af

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


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

^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


三種の神器

^さんしゅ の ^じんぎ

三(さん)種(しゅ)の神(じん)器(ぎ) • (Sanshu no Jingi)

三種の神器 (canonical)
Sanshu no Jingi (romanization)

[sã̠ɰ̃ɕɨ no̞ d͡ʑĩŋʲɡʲi]

三種 (“three kinds”) + の (counter-noun connector) + 神器 (“divine instrument”)

af

八尺瓊勾玉 八尺瓊勾玉#Japanese

(Japanese mythology) the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan (three treasures of the imperial family, bestowed by 天照 (Amaterasu) upon her grandson 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) before he descended to the mortal realm, including the bead 八尺瓊勾玉 (Yasakani no Magatama), the sword 草薙剣 (Kusanagi no Tsurugi) and the mirror 八咫鏡 (Yata no Kagami))


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”)

(history, Japanese mythology) the birth name of Emperor Jinmu


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

ja-pos

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).

af

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”).

blend

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”)

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(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


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”).

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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".

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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)


天地開闢

ja-noun

天(てん)地(ち)開(かい)闢(びゃく) • (tenchi kaibyaku)

天地開闢 (canonical)
tenchi kaibyaku (romanization)

[tẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi̥ ka̠ibʲa̠kɯ̟]

天地 (“heaven and earth”) + 開闢 (“beginning; genesis”)

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2011 June 8, “マスターピース [Masterpiece]”, in Maki Nagayama, hiroko, miyake (lyrics), HIKARI, Hiroto Suzuki, and miyake (music), マスターピース [Masterpiece], performed by Mimiharu GT:

Rain, wind, freezing snowstorm, scorching sunlight
All these are ingredients for coloring the days
You don't give up, you gave away your heart and mind
Gotta be cruel to be kind
I knew what impatience was like, when we met
It begins with seeing our differences. Dance now, uninhibited, as heaven and earth begin

雨の日も風の日も極寒の吹雪も灼熱の太陽も
全て日々を彩る材料 へこたれないで意思と愛を
君がくれた 優しさは厳しさ
ぶつかることで知ったもどかしさ
違いを認めることで始まる 縦横無尽踊れ天地開闢

Ame no hi mo kaze no hi mo gokkan no fubuki mo shakunetsu no taiyō mo
Subete hibi o irodoru zairyō Hekotarenai de ishi to ai o
Kimi ga kureta Yasashisa wa kibishisa
Butsukaru koto de shitta modokashisa
Chigai o mitomeru koto de hajimaru Jūyō mujin odore tenchi kaibyaku

(Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) the beginning of the world; when the world began; when the world was created


天つ罪

天つ罪 (canonical)
amatsutsumi (romanization)

Coordinate term: 国つ罪

(Shinto, Japanese mythology, agriculture) one of the eight agricultural offenses that is said to have been committed in the 高天原 (Takamagahara, “Plain of High Heaven”), notably by the unruly god 素戔嗚 (Susanoo), namely 畔放 (ahanachi, “breaking down ridges”), 溝埋 (mizoume, “covering ditches”), 樋放 (hihanachi, “releasing irrigation sluices”), 重播 (shikimaki, “double planting”), 串刺 (kushisashi, “setting up stakes”), 生剥 (ikehagi, “skinning alive”), 逆剥 (sakahagi, “skinning backward”) and 糞戸 (kusohe, “defecation”)


たまてばこ

ja-pos

たまてばこ • (Tamatebako) ^(←たまてばこ (Tamatebako)?)

Tamatebako (romanization)
たまてばこ (hiragana historical)

From 玉(たま) (tama, “jewel”) + 手(て)箱(ばこ) (tebako, “casket”).

ja-compound

(mythology) Princess Otohime's casket to Urashima Tarō


明神

(Japanese mythology) an honorific for gods


ふらり火

ふらり火 (canonical)
furaribi (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ɾa̠ɾʲibʲi]


神代

Compound of 神(かみ) (kami, “god”) + 代(よ) (yo, “age, times”).

ja-com

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) age of the gods


神代

Compound of 神(じん) (jin, “god”) + 代(だい) (dai, “age, times”).


大明神

大明神 (canonical)
daimyōjin (romanization)

[da̠imʲo̞ːʑĩɴ]


蓬壺

(mythology) alternative name for Mount Hōrai, home to immortals beyond the sea


猩々

ja-noun

猩(しょう)々(じょう) • (shōjō)

猩々草

猩々草 ショウジョウソウ

猩々蠅

猩々蠅 しょうじょうばえ

猩々袴

猩々袴 ショウジョウバカマ

猩々鶸

猩々鶸 ショウジョウヒワ

黒猩々

黒猩々 クロショウジョウ

(Chinese mythology) a alcohol loving ape with long red hair and a human face