Izanami
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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This showing of ceramic vessels and masks inspired by Izanami, the Shinto goddess of creation and death, marks O’Leary’s solo museum debut.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Guests who are only eating outdoors at the hotel’s Izanami restaurant, however, don’t have to show vaccination status.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
“We asked the gods who made Japan, Izanagi and Izanami, to come down and listen to us,” he said.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 18, 2016
Betrayed by her husband, Izanami has been trapped in the Realm of The Dead, becoming the deity of the underworld.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2013
The last couple, forming the fifth generation, are Izanagi and Izanami, appellations signifying the male Kami of desire and the female Kami of desire.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley
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