Izanami
Meanings
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- 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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那美 (いざなみ, Izanami).
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