Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

izanagi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: izana-gi
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那岐 (いざなぎ, Izanagi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 伊邪那岐

Frequently Paired Words

Izanami Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Kagutsuchi Ōyamatsumi Susanoo Tsukuyomi

Synonyms

Izanagi-no-Mikoto

Questions

What does izanagi mean?: A Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
Where does izanagi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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