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Name Okinagatarashi
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese Mythology
Scripts 息長帯比売(Japanese Kanji)
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Meaning & History
In Japanese mythology, this was Empress Jingu's name before she took the throne. Her name is derived from the honorific o, 息 meaning "breath", 長 meaning "long, long time, everlasting, increasing", 帯, referring to the obi on a kimono, or "belt, band", 比 meaning "equal, match, comparison" and 売 meaning "to sell".