hearth deity; kitchen god
A traditional Japanese household deity believed to reside in the kitchen stove or hearth, often associated with fire, cooking, and family well-being.
In old houses, people made daily offerings to the hearth deity.
The kitchen god is also worshipped as a fire deity.
火の神 is a general term for a fire deity, while かまど神 is specifically the hearth or stove deity, often considered a manifestation of the fire god in the home.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; かまど is often written in kana.
Full kanji spelling using the uncommon 竈 character.
Variant kanji spelling using the simplified 竃 character.
Compound of かまど (kamado, 'hearth, kitchen stove') and 神 (kami, 'god, deity'). The reading かまどがみ is the standard combination, with rendaku voicing of かみ to がみ.