日前大神
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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日 | 前 | 大 | 神 |
ひ(の) Grade: 1 | くま(の) Grade: 2 | おお Grade: 1 | かみ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi | jukujikun | kun’yomi |
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日前大神 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
日の隈 (hi no kuma, literally “shadow/shade of the sun”) + 大神 (literally “great god”)
Proper noun
日前大神 • (Hi no Kuma no Ōkami) ←ひのくまのおほかみ (Fi no Kuma no Ofokami)?
- (Japanese mythology) the deification of the mirror made by 石凝姥 (Ishikoridome) to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)