カグツチ

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Japanese

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迦具土かぐつち
(Japanese mythology) Kagutsuchi (the fire god, who, when he was born, burnt his mother 伊弉冉 (Izanami)'s genitals, injured her, caused her to spontaneously birth more gods from her vomit, and eventually killed her, which then caused him to be killed by his father 伊弉諾 (Izanagi))
Alternative spelling
軻遇突智
(This term, カグツチ (kagutsuchi), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)