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結びの神

結びの神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
むす
Grade: 4
かみ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Proper noun

結びの神 (hiragana むすびのかみ, romaji Musubi no Kami)

  1. (mythology, Shintō): the Japanese god of matchmaking, love and marriage
  2. a euphemism for a romantic matchmaker
  3. (mythology, Shintō): one of the Japanese gods of creation
産霊の神 (むすひのかみ, Musuhi no Kami)

Usage notes

Although Musubi no Kami and Musuhi no Kami are essentially the same entity in the Shinto pantheon, the Musubi name appears to be generally reserved for the romantic matchmaking senses, while the Musuhi name is generally used to indicate the kami responsible for producing all of existence.

References

  1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9