Kagutsuchi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 迦具土 (かぐつち, Kagutsuchi), originally a compound of かぐ (kagu, obsolete verb root meaning “to shine, to sparkle”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + ち (chi, “power, life force”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːtʃi

Proper noun

Kagutsuchi

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Ōyamatsumi; he burned his mother to death while being born.
    Synonyms: Kajin, Kagutsuchi-no-Kami, Hinokagutsuchi, Homusubi

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Translations

Japanese

Romanization

Kagutsuchi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かぐつち
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