Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ōyamatsumi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oya-mat-su-mi
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war.

Example Sentences

"[…], this mountain was a cult site for the kami Ōmiwa Myōjin and Ōyamatsumi, and a shrine temple dedicated to these deities already existed there."
"When Saichō (767-822) established Enryakuji on Mount Hiei as his Tendai center he adopted the already enshrined kami of the cultic site, Ōmiwa Myōjin and Ōyamatsumi, as tutelary deities of the monastic center."
"[…], and ritually they create the world and beget Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Ōyamatsumi."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大山祇 (Ōyamatsumi, literally “great mountain god”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 大山祇

Inflected Forms

Ohoyamatsumi (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Izanagi Izanami Kagutsuchi Susanoo Tsukuyomi

Synonyms

Ōyamatsumi-no-Mikoto

Rhymes With

kigurumi shroomy

Questions

What does ōyamatsumi mean?: A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war.
Where does ōyamatsumi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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