Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
くに
Grade: 2

Grade: S
かみ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
國津神 (kyūjitai)
国つ神

Etymology edit

Of (くに) (kuni, country; earth) + (tsu, possessive particle (archaic)) + (かみ) (kami, god)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɲ̟it͡sɨᵝka̠mʲi]

Noun edit

 
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(くに)()(かみ) (kuni tsu kami

  1. (Shinto) the gods of the earth, descendants of the (あま)()(かみ) (ama tsu kami, gods of the heavens)
    Synonyms: 地神 (jigami), 地祇 (chigi)
    Antonyms: 天津神 (ama tsu kami), 天神 (tenjin)