伊勢大神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伊	勢	大	神
い Jinmeiyō	せ(の) Grade: 5	おお Grade: 1	かみ Grade: 3
goon		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
伊勢大神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

伊勢 +‎ の (attributive particle) +‎ 大神 (literally “great god”), so called because Amaterasu is most prominently worshipped at the 伊勢(大)神宮 (Ise (Dai)jingū, “Ise (Grand) Shrine”) in Ise Province (now Ise City, Mie Prefecture).

Proper noun

伊(い)勢(せの)大(おお)神(かみ) • (Ise no Ōkami) ^{←いせのおほみかみ (Ise no Ofomikami)?}

1. (Japanese mythology) Synonym of 天照 (Amaterasu)