大国主

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
大 国 主
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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːkɯ̟ᵝɲ̟inɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Proper noun[edit]

大(おお)国(くに)主(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[edit]

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

  • 大(おお)国(くに)主(ぬしの)神(かみ)/命(みこと)
    Ōkuninushi no Kami / Mikoto
    Ōkuninushi the Kami / the Great

See also[edit]

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