天之瓊矛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	之	瓊	矛
あめ Grade: 1	の Jinmeiyō	ぬ Hyōgaiji	ほこ > ぼこ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
天の瓊矛 天沼矛

Kanji in this term
天	之	瓊	矛
あま Grade: 1	の Jinmeiyō	ぬ Hyōgaiji	ほこ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
天の瓊矛 天沼矛

Etymology

Old Japanese [Term?]. 天 (“heaven”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 瓊矛 (“jeweled spear”).

Proper noun

天(あま)之(の)瓊(ぬ)矛(ほこ) or 天(あめ)之(の)瓊(ぬ)矛(ぼこ) • (Ama no Nuhoko or Ame no Nuboko) 

1. (Japanese mythology) the spear that 伊弉諾 (Izanagi) and 伊弉冉 (Izanami) used to stir the sea and create 磤馭慮島 (Onogorojima, “Onogoro Island”)