禍津日

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
まが
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kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
禍津日 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Short for 禍津日神.

Noun

(まが)()() (magatsuhi

  1. God of misfortune in the Japanese Shintō religion. Also known as 八十禍津日神 (alternate spelling 八十枉津日神, やそまがつひのかみ, Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami) or 大禍津日 (alternate spelling 大枉津日, おおまがつひのかみ, Ōmagatsuhi-no-kami), which may in certain traditions be considered as two separate gods of misfortune.