大山積神
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 大 | 山 | 積 | 神 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
やま Grade: 1 |
つみ Grade: 4 |
かみ Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 大山積神 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Originally a compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 山 (yama, “mountain”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 神 (mi, “god, spirit”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”, also used as an honorific epithet for gods). The use of 積 (tsumi, “packing; piling; loading”) to spell the tsu mi portion is an example of phonetic ateji.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
大山積神 • (Ōyamatsumi no Kami) ←おほやまつみのかみ (ofoyamatuminokami)?