noun
creation of Japan; birthing of the land
Refers specifically to the Japanese myth in which the gods Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the islands of Japan. Used in mythological or historical contexts.
古事記には、イザナギとイザナミによる国生みの神話が記されている。
The Kojiki records the myth of the creation of Japan by Izanagi and Izanami.
Refers to the subsequent birth of the gods (kami) by Izanagi and Izanami, often paired with 国生み in the mythological narrative.
Compound of 国 (kuni, 'country, land') and 生み (umi, 'giving birth, creation'), from the verb 生む (umu, 'to give birth').