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大御神 (おおみかみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大おお御み神かみ

Meanings

1

noun

god; great god

archaichonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Archaic honorific term for a god, especially used in Shinto contexts. Not used in modern everyday speech.

古こ事じ記きには天あま照てらす大おお御み神かみが登とう場じょうする。
Amaterasu Ōmikami appears in the Kojiki.

Kanji

大large, big
御honorable, manipulate, govern
神gods, mind, soul

Similar words

神かみ
Standard modern word for 'god' or 'deity'. 大御神 is an archaic honorific form, mainly found in classical texts and Shinto terminology.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'great') + 御 (み, honorific prefix) + 神 (かみ, 'god'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an archaic honorific title for a deity.