櫛名田姫

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
櫛	名	田	姫
くし Jinmeiyō (ateji)	な Grade: 1 (ateji)	た > だ Grade: 1 (ateji)	ひめ Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 櫛名田姫 – see the following entry.

【奇稲田姫くしなだひめ】

[proper noun] (Japanese mythology) last daughter of 脚摩乳 (Ashinazuchi) and 手摩乳 (Tenazuchi); she was to be eaten by 八岐大蛇 (Yamata no Orochi), but saved by 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) and became his wife

Alternative spelling
櫛名田比売

(This term, 櫛名田姫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)