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霹靂神はたたがみ

also: はたはたがみ

Meanings

1

noun

loud thunder; thunder deity

archaic

Archaic term for a thunder god or the loud thunder itself; not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or mythological contexts.

古こ事じ記きには霹靂はたたが神みという雷かみなりの神かみが登とう場じょうする。
In the Kojiki, a thunder deity called 霹靂神 appears.

Written forms

霹靂神
- はたたがみ
  Archaic kanji spelling for a thunder deity; the reading はたたがみ is the primary reading.
- はたはたがみ
  Alternate reading given; both readings are archaic.
はたはたがみ

Kanji

霹thunder
靂violent, thunder, lightening
神gods, mind, soul

Similar words

雷かみなり
Modern common word for thunder or lightning; 霹靂神 is an archaic, mythological term.
雷らい神じん
Standard term for a thunder god; 霹靂神 is a rare, archaic variant.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 霹靂 (heavily rumbling thunder) combined with 神 (god) suggest a deification of thunder, likely from ancient Japanese mythology.