彦火火出見

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彦	火	火	出	見
ひこ Jinmeiyō	ほ Grade: 1	ほ Grade: 1	で Grade: 1	み Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
彥火火出見 (kyūjitai) 日子穂穂手見

Etymology

Old Japanese [Term?]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çiko̞ho̞ho̞de̞mʲi]

Proper noun

彦(ひこ)火(ほ)火(ほ)出(で)見(み) • (Hikohohodemi) 

1. (Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)

   Synonyms: 火遠理 (Hoori), 山幸彦 (Yamasachihiko)

   彦(ひこ)火(ほ)火(ほ)出(で)見(みの)尊(みこと)

   Hikohohodemi no Mikoto

   His Augustness, Hikohohodemi

2. (history, Japanese mythology) the birth name of Emperor Jinmu