大国主

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
くに
Grade: 2
ぬし
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
大國主 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [o̞ːkɯ̟ɲ̟inɯ̟ɕi]

Proper noun

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(おお)(くに)(ぬし) (Ōkuninushiおほくにぬし (Ofokuninusi)?

  1. (Shinto, mythology, Japanese mythology) a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic
    Synonyms: 葦原醜男 (Ashihara no Shikoo), 大国玉 (Ōkunitama), 大己貴 (Ōnamuchi), 大物主 (Ōmononushi), 八千矛 (Yachihoko)

Usage notes

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Often found with the epithet suffixes (kami, kami, spirit, god) or (mikoto, greatness, augustness, reverence, exaltedness)

  • (おお)(くに)(ぬしの)(かみ)/(みこと)
    Ōkuninushi no Kami / Mikoto
    Ōkuninushi the Kami / the Great

See also

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