迦具土
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 迦 | 具 | 土 |
| か Jinmeiyō |
ぐ Grade: 3 |
つち Grade: 1 |
| kan’on | goon | kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 軻遇突智 |
Etymology[edit]
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”).[1] The kanji are ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
迦具土 or 迦具土 • (Kagutsuchi)
- (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))
Synonyms[edit]
- 軻遇突智神 (Kagutsuchi no kami), 迦具土神 (Kagutsuchi no kami)
- 火之迦具土 (Hinokagutsuchi)
- 火之夜藝速 (Hinoyagihayao)
- 火之炫毘古 (Hinokakabiko)
- 火産霊 (Homusubi)
- 火神 (Kajin)
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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