Meanings
proper noun
- JapaneseShintoA Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
Synonyms: Izanagi-no-Mikoto
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
Similar
Izanagi-no-Mikoto
Origin
- Japanese伊邪那岐
- EnglishIzanagi
Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那岐 (いざなぎ, Izanagi).
More words from Japanese
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Arabic إِزَانَاغِي
- إِزَانَاغِي (ʔizānāḡī)Japanese creator god
Chinese Mandarin 伊奘諾尊 /伊奘诺尊
- 伊奘諾尊 /伊奘诺尊 (Yīzàngnuòzūn)Japanese creator god
Greek Ιζανάγκι
- Ιζανάγκι (Izanágki)Japanese creator god
Hebrew אִיזָאנָגִי
- אִיזָאנָגִי (Izánagi)Japanese creator god
Japanese 伊邪那岐, 伊耶那岐
- 伊邪那岐Japanese creator god
- 伊耶那岐Japanese creator god
- 伊弉諾Japanese creator god
Korean 이자나기, 이자나기노 미코토
- 이자나기 (Ijanagi)Japanese creator god
- 이자나기노 미코토 (Ijanagino mikoto)Japanese creator god
Lithuanian Idzanagis, Idzanakis
- IdzanagisJapanese creator god
- IdzanakisJapanese creator god
Persian ایزاناگی
- ایزاناگی (izânâgi)Japanese creator god
Polish Izanagi
- IzanagiJapanese creator god
Russian Идзана́ги
- Идзана́ги (Idzanági)Japanese creator god
Tamil இசநாகி
- இசநாகி (icanāki)Japanese creator god
Thai อิซะนะงิ
- อิซะนะงิ (ì-sá-ná-ngí)Japanese creator god
Ukrainian Ідзана́ґі
- Ідзана́ґі (Idzanági)Japanese creator god
Cite this entry
APA
Izanagi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izanagi
MLA
“Izanagi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izanagi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Izanagi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izanagi.
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