石凝姥

石凝姥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	凝	姥
いし Grade: 1	こ(り) Grade: S	とめ > どめ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
伊斯許理度売

Etymology

Old Japanese. An obscure name. The spelling is 石 (“stone”) +‎ 凝り (“stiffening; coagulating”, continuative of 凝る (koru)) +‎ 姥 (“old woman”).

Proper noun

石(いし)凝(こり)姥(どめ) • (Ishikoridome) 

1. (Japanese mythology) the goddess who made the mirror that was used to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)

   石(いし)凝(こり)姥(どめの)命(みこと)

   Ishikoridome no Mikoto

   Her Augustness, Ishikoridome