Proper Name guide

Ōyamatsumi

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -uːmi

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Meaning 1

A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japanese

Topics: Shinto, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ōyamatsumi-no-Mikoto

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大山祇 (Ōyamatsumi, literally “great mountain god”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大山津見 /大山津见 (Dàshānjīnjiàn) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Japanese: 大山祇 — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Japanese: 大山津見 — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Japanese: 大山積 (Ōyamatsumi) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Japanese: 大山積命 (Ōyamatsumi no Mikoto) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Japanese: 大山積神 (Ōyamatsumi no Kami) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Korean: 오야마쓰미 (Oyamasseumi) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Korean: 오야마쓰미노 카미 (Oyamasseumino kami) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Marathi: ओउयामात्सुमी (ouyāmātsumī) — Japanese sea and mountain god
  • Polish: Ōyamatsumi — Japanese sea and mountain god