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Izanami-no-Mikoto

Izanami-no-Mikoto

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A goddess in Japanese myths who with her brother and husband Izanagi is the mother of many islands and gods
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Izanami-no-Mikoto
  • In Shinto mythology, Izanami-no-Mikoto gave birth to the islands of Japan.

Examples

  • Legends say Izanami-no-Mikoto descended to Yomi, the land of the dead.

  • Worshippers pray to Izanami-no-Mikoto for blessings of fertility and creation.

  • Izanami-no-Mikoto is a goddess.

  • Did you know Izanami-no-Mikoto is revered?

  • In Shinto mythology, Izanami-no-Mikoto gave birth to the islands of Japan.

  • Legends say Izanami-no-Mikoto descended to Yomi, the land of the dead.

  • Worshippers pray to Izanami-no-Mikoto for blessings of fertility and creation.

Synonyms

Izanami
vsIzanami-no-Mikoto
  • Literature
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A Japanese goddess who, with her brother Izanagi, made the islands and many gods of Japan

has the same myth meaning but uses a formal honorific name

Surface Forms

Izanami-no-Mikoto main

Etymology

Izanami-no-Mikoto breaks into Izanami, no, and Mikoto. A helpful way to remember it is that Izanami comes from an old Japanese verb izanau meaning 'to invite', no means 'of', and Mikoto is an honor word meaning 'respected deity', so the name feels like 'the honored goddess Izanami' who 'invites' life and the islands into being.