彥火火出見

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 彥火火出見 – see the following entry.
【彦火火出見ひこほほでみ】
[proper noun] (Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)
[proper noun] (history, Japanese mythology) the birth name of Emperor Jinmu
Alternative spelling
日子穂穂手見
(This term, 彥火火出見, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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