豊受

豊受

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豊	受
とようけ > とゆけ
Grade: 5	Grade: 3 (ateji)
Irregular

Alternative spellings
豐受 (kyūjitai) 止由気

Kanji in this term
豊	受
とよ > とゆ Grade: 5	う(け) Grade: 3 (ateji)
Irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
豐受 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
豊	受
とよ Grade: 5	う(け) Grade: 3 (ateji)
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
豐受 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Old Japanese [Term?], 豊 (“rich; abundant”) +‎ 食 (uke, “food”)

Proper noun

豊(とよ)受(うけ) or 豊(とゆ)受(うけ) or 豊受(とゆけ) • (Toyouke or Toyuuke or Toyuke) 

1. (Japanese mythology) a goddess of grain, daughter of 和久産巣日 (Wakumusubi) and granddaughter of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi)

   Synonyms: 豊受大神 (Toyouke no Ōkami), 豊宇気毘売 (Toyoukebime)

   豊(とよ)受(うけの)神(かみ)

   Toyouke no Kami

   the Goddess Toyouke

   豊(とよ)受(うけ)大(だい)神(じん)宮(ぐう) / 豊受(とゆけの)宮(みや) / 豊(とよ)受(うけ)大(だい)神(じん)社(じゃ)

   Toyouke Daijingū / Toyuke no Miya / Toyouke Daijinja

   Toyouke Grand Shrine

See also

• 倉稲(うかの)魂(みたま) (Uka no Mitama)
• 保(うけ)食(もち) (Ukemochi)