大国主

大国主

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	国	主
おお Grade: 1	くに Grade: 2	ぬし Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [o̞ːkɯ̟ᵝɲ̟inɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Alternative forms

• 大国主命 (おおくにぬしのみこと) (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto)

Proper noun

大国主 (hiragana おおくにぬし, rōmaji Ōkuninushi)

1. (mythology, religion, Shinto) a kami of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good matches

Further reading

• 大国主 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Ōkuninushi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia