also: はたはたがみ
loud thunder; thunder deity
Archaic term for a thunder god or the loud thunder itself; not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or mythological contexts.
In the Kojiki, a thunder deity called 霹靂神 appears.
Archaic kanji spelling for a thunder deity; the reading はたたがみ is the primary reading.
Alternate reading given; both readings are archaic.
The native name is related to はたたく, an old word for thunder, with 神 “deity”; the spelling 霹靂神 represents the thunder meaning.