Izanami
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那美 (いざなみ, Izanami).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɑːmi
Proper noun
[edit]Izanami
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese creator goddess who is also (along with the Shinigami and Enma) a goddess of death and the underworld; she is Izanagi's younger sister and spouse, and the mother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
- Synonym: Izanami-no-Mikoto
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[edit]Translations
[edit]Japanese creator goddess
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Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]Izanami