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荒ぶる神 (あらぶるかみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

荒あらぶる神かみ

Meanings

1

expression, noun

malevolent god; wrathful deity

Refers to a god or spirit that is wild, violent, or brings calamity. Often appears in mythological or literary contexts.

古こ事じ記きには、荒あらぶる神かみを鎮しずめる儀ぎ式しきが記しるされている。
The Kojiki records rituals to pacify malevolent gods.

Kanji

荒laid waste, rough, rude
神gods, mind, soul

Etymology

The expression combines the classical verb 荒ぶ (to be wild, to rage) in its attributive form 荒ぶる with 神 (god). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a conventional mythological term.