noun
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine
A major Shinto deity, later syncretized with Daikokuten. Especially associated with Izumo Grand Shrine.
See also: 大黒天
大国主命は出雲大社の祭神として知られている。
Okuninushi is known as the deity enshrined at Izumo Grand Shrine.
Daikokuten is a Buddhist deity of wealth and the kitchen, later identified with Okuninushi in the syncretic tradition.
The name is composed of 大国 (great land) + 主 (master) + 命 (honorific title for deities). The historical derivation is tied to ancient Japanese mythology.