also: ちぎ
noun
earthly deities; gods of the land
In Shinto, refers to native terrestrial gods, often contrasted with 天津神 (heavenly gods). Used in mythological and religious contexts.
国津神は、日本神話で地上に現れた神々を指す。
Kunitsukami refers to the gods who appeared on earth in Japanese mythology.
天津神と国津神の対立が神話の重要なテーマだ。
The conflict between the heavenly gods and the earthly deities is an important theme in the myths.
Sino-Japanese reading; mainly used in classical or religious contexts.
Variant spelling using つ instead of 津; less common but still encountered.
Heavenly gods in Shinto, contrasted with 国津神 (earthly deities).
Compound of 国 (kuni, 'land') + つ (archaic possessive particle) + 神 (kami, 'god'). The reading ちぎ is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi of 地祇.