大山祇
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 山 | 祇 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
やま Grade: 1 |
み Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 大山津見 大山積 |
Etymology edit
Originally a compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 山 (yama, “mountain”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 神 (mi, “god, spirit”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
大山祇 • (Ōyamatsumi) ←おほやまつみ (ofoyamatumi)?
- (mythology, Shinto, Japanese mythology) the kami of the mountains, brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo
Usage notes edit
Often followed by an epithet, such as の命 (no mikoto, “august, the venerable”) or の神 (no kami, “the god”).[1][2]
This spelling appears to be the most common.