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kagutsuchi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kagut-suchi
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Ōyamatsumi; he burned his mother to death while being born.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 迦具土 (かぐつち, Kagutsuchi), originally a compound of かぐ (kagu, obsolete verb root meaning “to shine, to sparkle”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + ち (chi, “power, life force”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 迦具土, -

Frequently Paired Words

Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Izanagi Izanami Ōyamatsumi Susanoo Tsukuyomi

Synonyms

Kajin Kagutsuchi-no-Kami Hinokagutsuchi Homusubi

Rhymes With

gucci wu-lu-mu-ch'i coochie petrucci poochie iannucci paolucci colucci iacobucci hootchy-kootchy

Questions

What does kagutsuchi mean?
The Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Ōyamatsumi; he burned his mother to death while being born.
Where does kagutsuchi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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