迦具土

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
つち
Grade: 1
kan'on goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
軻遇突智
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Etymology

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Originally an Old Japanese compound of かぐ (kagu, obsolete verb root meaning “to shine, to sparkle”, seen in modern verbs 耀う kagayou, 輝く kagayaku “to shine, to sparkle”) +‎ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) +‎ (chi, power, life force, found as root component in terms inochi “life”, chikara “power, strength”).[1] The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡɯ̟t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

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()()(つち) or 迦具土(カグツチ) (Kagutsuchi

  1. (Japanese mythology) Kagutsuchi (the fire god, who, when he was born, burnt his mother 伊弉冉 (Izanami)'s genitals, injured her, caused her to spontaneously birth more gods from her vomit, and eventually killed her, which then caused him to be killed by his father 伊弉諾 (Izanagi))

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN