also: さぐじ
god of food
Archaic term for a deity associated with food, particularly in Shinto contexts. Rarely used in modern language outside historical or mythological references.
In the Kojiki, Miketsukami appears as a god of food.
Inari; Uka-no-Mitama
Specifically refers to Inari, the god of harvests, or Uka-no-Mitama, the god of food (especially rice). Archaic usage; modern references typically use 稲荷 or 宇迦之御魂神.
Miketsukami is sometimes identified with Inari.
Modern common term for the god Inari; 三狐神 is an archaic synonym.
Modern formal name for Uka-no-Mitama; 三狐神 is an archaic alternative.
Primary kanji form for the reading みけつかみ, used in historical and Shinto contexts.
Alternate reading さぐじ for the kanji form 三狐神; archaic and rare.
Alternate kanji spelling, also read みけつかみ; less common than 三狐神.
Alternate kanji spelling, also read みけつかみ; rare variant.
三狐神 is an ateji spelling of 御食津神, a name meaning a deity of food. The fox characters reflect the later close association of Inari worship with foxes.