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Izanami

Izanami comes from Japanese 伊邪那美.

  1. Japanesemodern伊邪那美いざなみ, Izanami
  2. EnglishtodayIzanami

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern伊邪那美いざなみ, Izanami
  2. EnglishtodayIzanami

Today it means

name A Japanese creator goddess who is also (along with the Shinigami and Enma) a goddess of death and the underworld; she is Izanagi's younger sister and spouse, and the mother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 伊邪那美 / Izanami