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1. Emperor Jimmu; legendary founding Emperor of JapanLegend
さんこうごてい
三皇五帝
1. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)Legend
2. Three Sovereigns and Five EmperorsThe Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were a group of se... Read more
てんそんこうりん
天孫降臨
1. the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddessLegend, Yojijukugo (four character compound)
にぎはやひのみこと
饒速日命
1. Nigihayahi; deity who married Nagasunehiko's younger sister and subsequently killed him when he opposed Emperor JimmuShinto, Legend
邇芸速日命 【にぎはやひのみこと】
ながすねひこ
長髄彦
1. Nagasunehiko; legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity NigihayahiLegend
じんむとうせい
神武東征
1. Emperor Jimmu's eastern expedition (starting in Hyuga in 607 BCE, ending with the unification of Yamato)Legend, See also 神武
ににぎのみこと
瓊瓊杵尊
1. Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity; grandson of Amaterasu, great grandfather of Emperor Jimmu)Shinto, Legend
瓊瓊杵命 【ににぎのみこと】、邇邇芸命 【ににぎのみこと】
はつくにしらすすめらみこと
始馭天下之天皇
1. first emperor to rule the land (title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu on his coronation)Legend
いつせのみこと
五瀬命
1. Itsuse no Mikoto; older brother of Emperor Jimmu who accompanied him on his eastern expedition but died in Kinokuni before reaching YamatoLegend
くにう
国生み
1. creation of Japan (by the gods Izanagi and Izanami); birthing of JapanLegend
国産み 【くにうみ】
1. golden kite (which landed on the tip of Emperor Jimmu's bow after he had defeated Nagasunehiko)Legend
1. Isukiri (younger brother of Jesus Christ who took his place on the cross to allow Jesus to escape to Japan, according to local Aomori legend)Legend
あんちんきよひめ
安珍清姫
1. (The Story of) Anchin & Kiyohime; The Hidaka River LegendLegend
安珍・清姫 【あんちんきよひめ】
やまとたける
日本武尊
1. Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in KumamotoLegend
倭建 【やまとたける】、ヤマトタケル