瓊矛ぬほこ

noun

jeweled spear

Archaic term for a spear adorned with jewels, appearing in Japanese mythology, notably in the phrase 天の瓊矛 (heavenly jeweled spear). Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 天の瓊矛

• 天あめの瓊矛ぬほこは、イザナギとイザナミが国くに生うみに使つかったとされる神しん話わの矛ほこである。

  The heavenly jeweled spear is a mythological spear said to have been used by Izanagi and Izanami to create the land.