国津神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国 津 神
くに
Grade: 2 		つ
Grade: S
(ateji) 		かみ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
國津神 (kyūjitai)
国つ神

Etymology

国(くに) (kuni, “country; earth”) + つ (tsu, possessive particle (archaic)) + 神(かみ) (kami, “god”). The use of 津 for tsu is an example of ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɲ̟it͡sɨka̠mʲi]

Noun

国(くに)津(つ)神(かみ) • (kuni tsu kami) 

  1. (Shinto) the gods of the earth, descendants of the 天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) (ama tsu kami, “gods of the heavens”)
    Synonyms: 地神 (jigami), 地祇 (chigi)
    Antonyms: 天津神 (ama tsu kami), 天神 (tenjin)
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