級長戸辺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
級	長	戸	辺
しな > し Grade: 3 (ateji)	なが > な Grade: 2	と Grade: 2 (ateji)	べ Grade: 4 (ateji)
irregular		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
級長戶邊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Perhaps a blend of 息長 (shinaga, “long-breathed; long-winded”) +‎ つ (tsu, archaic genitive marker) +‎ 女 (me, “female”).

Proper noun

級(し)長(な)戸(と)辺(べ) • (Shinatobe) 

1. (Japanese mythology) either synonym of 級長津彦 (Shinatsuhiko), a male god, or a different obscure wind goddess

   級(し)長(な)戸(と)辺(べ)の神(かみ)/命(みこと)

   Shinatobe no Kami/Mikoto

   the God(dess)/Augustness of Shinatobe

See also

• 級(し)長(な)戸(と)の風(かぜ) (Shinato no kaze)