宅やかつ神かみ

noun

home-protecting deity

A divinity in Japanese folklore believed to protect one's home. Rare and archaic; mainly found in classical texts or mythological references.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、宅やかつ神かみを祀まつる風ふう習しゅうが記しるされている。

  Old documents record a custom of enshrining the home-protecting deity.