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迦具土

迦具土

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
つち
Grade: 1

Alternative forms

Proper noun

迦具土 (hiragana かぐつち, katakana カグツチ, romaji Kagutsuchi)

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shintō) Kagutsuchi, the Japanese fire god

Synonyms

  • 軻遇突智神 (かぐつちのかみ) (Kagutsuchi no kami), 迦具土神 (かぐつちのかみ) (Kagutsuchi no kami)
  • 火之迦具土 (ひのかぐつち) (Hinokagutsuchi)
  • 火之夜藝速 (ひのやぎはやお) (Hinoyagihayao)
  • 火之炫毘古 (ひのかかびこ) (Hinokakabiko)
  • 火産霊 (ほむすび) (Homusubi)
  • 火神 (かじん) (Kajin)

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan