Izanagi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那岐 (いざなぎ, Izanagi).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːɡi

Proper noun

Izanagi

1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.

   Synonym: Izanagi-no-Mikoto

Coordinate terms

• Amaterasu
• Ame-no-Uzume
• Kagutsuchi
• Ōyamatsumi
• Susanoo
• Tsukuyomi

Related terms

• Izanami

Translations

Japanese creator god

• Arabic: إِزَانَاغِي m (ʔizānāḡī)
• Belarusian: Ідзана́кі m (Idzanáki)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伊奘諾尊 / 伊奘诺尊 (Yīzàngnuòzūn)

• Georgian: იძანაგი (iʒanagi)
• Greek: Ιζανάγκι m (Izanágki)
• Hebrew: אִיזָאנָגִי m (Izánagi)
• Japanese: 伊邪那岐, 伊耶那岐, 伊弉諾 (いざなぎ, Izanagi; いざなき, Izanaki)
• Korean: 이자나기 (Ijanagi), 이자나기노 미코토 (Ijanagino mikoto)
• Lithuanian: Idzanagis m, Idzanakis m
• Marathi: इझानागी m (ijhānāgī)
• Persian: ایزاناگی (izânâgi)
• Russian: Идзана́ги m (Idzanági)
• Tamil: இசநாகி (icanāki)
• Thai: อิซะนะงิ (ì-sá-ná-ngí)
• Ukrainian: Ідзана́ґі m (Idzanági)

Japanese

Romanization

Izanagi

1. Rōmaji transcription of いざなぎ
2. Rōmaji transcription of イザナギ