Izanami

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM	Mike C	update #96
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	update #94
8/26/2016, 12:51 PM	Mike C	update #92
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Japanese Mythology

Scripts 伊邪那美(Japanese Kanji) いざなみ(Japanese Hiragana) イザナミ(Japanese Katakana)

Pronounced Pron. /i.zä.nä.mi/(Japanese)

Meaning & History

Probably means "female who invites" in Japanese, from 誘 (izana) meaning "invite, lure, attract". In Japanese mythology she was a creator goddess, the wife of Izanagi. She died giving birth to Kagutsuchi, the god of fire.