イザナミ

noun

Izanami; female creator deity in Shinto

In Shinto mythology, Izanami is the female deity who, together with Izanagi, created the Japanese islands and many gods. She later became a goddess of the underworld (Yomi).

See also: 伊邪那美命

• イザナミはイザナギとともに日本にほん列れっ島とうを生うみ出だしたとされる。

  Izanami, together with Izanagi, is said to have given birth to the Japanese archipelago.

• 古こ事じ記きにはイザナミの黄泉よみの国くにの話はなしが記しるされている。

  The Kojiki records the story of Izanami in the land of Yomi.