大国主

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	国	主
おお Grade: 1	くに Grade: 2	ぬし Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
大國主 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, grand”) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country, nation”) +‎ 主 (nushi, “lord; spirit or kami in charge of something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːkɯ̟ᵝɲ̟inɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Proper noun

大(おお)国(くに)主(ぬし) • (Ōkuninushi) ^{←おほくにぬし (Ofokuninusi)?}

1. (Shinto, mythology, Japanese mythology) a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic

   Synonyms: 葦原醜男 (Ashihara no Shikoo), 大国玉 (Ōkunitama), 大己貴 (Ōnamuchi), 大物主 (Ōmononushi), 八千矛 (Yachihoko)

Usage notes

Often found with the epithet suffixes 神 (kami, “kami, spirit, god”) or 命 (mikoto, “greatness, augustness, reverence, exaltedness”)

• 大(おお)国(くに)主(ぬしの)神(かみ)/命(みこと)

  Ōkuninushi no Kami / Mikoto

  Ōkuninushi the Kami / the Great

See also

• 大(たい)国(こく) (taikoku)
• 国(こく)主(しゅ) (kokushu)
• 大(たい)国(こく)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (taikoku shugi)