日前大神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	前	大	神
ひ(の) Grade: 1	くま(の) Grade: 2	おお Grade: 1	かみ Grade: 3
kun'yomi	nanori	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
日前大神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

日の隈 (hi no kuma, literally “shadow/shade of the sun”) +‎ 大神 (literally “great god”)

Proper noun

日(ひの)前(くまの)大(おお)神(かみ) • (Hi no Kuma no Ōkami) ^{←ひのくまのおほかみ (Fi no Kuma no Ofokami)?}

1. (Japanese mythology) the deification of the mirror made by 石凝姥 (Ishikoridome) to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)