also: おのころじま
noun
Onogoro Island; Onokoro Island
In Japanese mythology, the first island created by Izanagi and Izanami from drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear (天の瓊矛).
See also: 天の瓊矛
イザナギとイザナミはオノゴロ島に降り立った。
Izanagi and Izanami descended onto Onogoro Island.
noun
Archaic poetic name for Japan, derived from the mythological island.
古い和歌では、オノゴロ島が日本の国を指すことがある。
In old waka poetry, Onogoro Island can refer to the land of Japan.
The heavenly jeweled spear from which drops of water formed Onogoro Island.
The name is of mythological origin; the exact derivation is uncertain. The spellings オノゴロ島 and オノコロ島 reflect variant readings of the same legendary island.