Kagutsuchi

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːtʃi

Proper noun

Kagutsuchi

1. (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.

   Synonyms: Kajin, Kagutsuchi-no-Kami, Hinokagutsuchi, Homusubi

Coordinate terms

• Amaterasu
• Ame-no-Uzume
• Izanagi
• Izanami
• Ōyamatsumi
• Susanoo
• Tsukuyomi

Translations

Japanese fire god

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迦具土 (Jiājùtǔ)

• Japanese: 迦具土, 軻遇突智 (かぐつち, Kagutsuchi), 火神 (ja) (かじん, Kajin), 火之迦具土 (ひのかぐつち, Hinokagutsuchi), 火之夜藝速 (ひのやぎはやお, Hinoyagihayao), 火之炫毘古 (ひのかかびこ, Hinokakabiko), 火産霊 (ほむすび, Homusubi)
• Marathi: कागुत्सुची m (kāgutsucī)
• Russian: Кагуцу́ти m (Kagucúti)
• Tamil: ககுட்சூசி (kakuṭcūci)
• Ukrainian: Кагуцу́ті m (Kahucúti), Каґуцу́ті (Kagucúti)

Japanese

Romanization

Kagutsuchi

1. Rōmaji transcription of かぐつち