Kagutsuchi

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proper noun

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.

Similar
KajinKagutsuchi-no-KamiHinokagutsuchiHomusubi
OriginJapanese 迦具土 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. JapaneseShintoThe 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.

    Synonyms: Kajin, Kagutsuchi-no-Kami, Hinokagutsuchi, Homusubi

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe 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.

Similar
KajinKagutsuchi-no-KamiHinokagutsuchiHomusubi

Origin

  1. Japanese迦具土
  2. EnglishKagutsuchi

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”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 迦具土
  • 迦具土 (Jiājùtǔ)Japanese fire god
Japanese 迦具土, 軻遇突智
  • 迦具土Japanese fire god
  • 軻遇突智 (Kagutsuchi)Japanese fire god
  • 火神 (Kajin)Japanese fire god
  • 火之迦具土 (Hinokagutsuchi)Japanese fire god
  • 火之夜藝速 (Hinoyagihayao)Japanese fire god
  • 火之炫毘古 (Hinokakabiko)Japanese fire god
  • 火産霊 (Homusubi)Japanese fire god
Polish Kagutsuchi
  • KagutsuchiJapanese fire god
Russian Кагуцу́ти
  • Кагуцу́ти (Kagucúti)Japanese fire god
Tamil ககுட்சூசி
  • ககுட்சூசி (kakuṭcūci)Japanese fire god
Ukrainian Кагуцу́ті, Каґуцу́ті
  • Кагуцу́ті (Kahucúti)Japanese fire god
  • Каґуцу́ті (Kagucúti)Japanese fire god

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kagutsuchi

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Cite this entry
APA

Kagutsuchi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagutsuchi

MLA

“Kagutsuchi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagutsuchi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kagutsuchi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagutsuchi.

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