長髄彦ながすねひこ

noun

Nagasunehiko

Legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was killed by the deity Nigihayahi. Appears in early Japanese mythology and historical chronicles.

• 長髄彦ながすねひこは、神じん武む天皇てんのうの東とう征せいに抵てい抗こうした伝でん説せつ的てきな豪ごう族ぞくである。

  Nagasunehiko is a legendary powerful clan leader who resisted Emperor Jimmu's eastern expedition.