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豊受大神宮 (とようけだいじんぐう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

豊とよ受うけ大だい神じん宮ぐう

also: とゆけだいじんぐう

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Meanings

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noun

Toyouke Shrine; Toyuke Shrine; Outer Shrine of Ise

Formal name for the Outer Shrine (外宮, Gekū) of Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to Toyouke no Ōmikami, the deity of food, agriculture, and industry.

See also: 外宮

伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐうの外げ宮くうは、正せい式しきには豊とよ受う大神けだいじん宮ぐうと呼よばれます。
The Outer Shrine of Ise Grand Shrine is formally called Toyouke Daijingū.

豊とよ受う大神けだいじん宮ぐうは、食しょく物もつの神かみ様さまを祀まつっています。

Toyouke Shrine enshrines the deity of food.

Written forms

豊受大神宮
- とようけだいじんぐう
  Standard kanji spelling for the shrine. The reading とようけだいじんぐう is the most common pronunciation.
- とゆけだいじんぐう
  Alternate historical reading, less common today.
とゆけだいじんぐう

Kanji

豊bountiful, excellent, rich
受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
大large, big
神gods, mind, soul
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

Similar words

伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐう
Ise Grand Shrine, the overarching shrine complex that includes both the Inner Shrine (皇大神宮) and the Outer Shrine (豊受大神宮).
外げ宮くう
Common name for the Outer Shrine of Ise, which is formally called 豊受大神宮.

Etymology

The name 豊受大神宮 derives from the enshrined deity Toyouke no Ōmikami (豊受大神), with 宮 meaning 'shrine'.