日前大神

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひ(の)
Grade: 1
くま(の)
Grade: 2
おお
Grade: 1
かみ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi jukujikun kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
日前大神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

日の隈 (hi no kuma, literally shadow/shade of the sun) +‎ 大神 (literally great god)

Proper noun[edit]

(ひの)(くまの)(おお)(かみ) (Hi no Kuma no Ōkamiひのくまのおほかみ (Fi no Kuma no Ofokami)?

  1. (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)