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:tiger2: :books: Tanuki Den (aka Homepost): Date 20220504 :cherry_blossom: :raccoon:

Tanuki Scroll XXXIV: ๅฎ‡ๆ‘ฉๅฟ—้˜ฟๆ–ฏ่จถๅ‚™ๆฏ”ๅค้…็ฅž :earth_asia:

Today I read about one of the ๅˆฅๅคฉๆดฅ็ฅžใ€Œใ“ใจใ‚ใพใคใ‹ใฟใ€who were the first five gods that came into existence according to Shinto beliefs. ๅฎ‡ๆ‘ฉๅฟ—้˜ฟๆ–ฏ่จถๅ‚™ๆฏ”ๅค้…็ฅžใ€Œใ†ใพใ—ใ‚ใ—ใ‹ใณใฒใ“ใขใฎใ‹ใฟใ€ was one of two gods who appeared slightly later than the first Three Deities of Creation ( ้€ ๅŒ–ใฎไธ‰็ฅžใ€Œใžใ†ใ‹ใฎใ•ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚“ใ€).

I like it how the three creator gods appeared, made everything, and then just hid themselves away. Then these two others come along and sort of just exist and then go into hiding like the others. Itโ€™s theorised that Umashi represents coming into existence like a reed sprout, like how the ancestors of humans are believed to have come from the buds of reeds.


:seedling: Japanese found in the tall grass :seedling:

New Things

็ฎ‡ๆ‰€ใ€Œใ‹ใ—ใ‚‡ใ€ใƒผ Place; point; spot
ๆ–‡็Œฎใ€Œใถใ‚“ใ‘ใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Literature; document
ๅ›ฝๅœŸใ€Œใ“ใใฉใ€ใƒผ Territory; domain; realm
็‹ฌ็ฅžใ€Œใฒใจใ‚ŠใŒใฟใ€ใƒผ Gods that came into being alone (as opposed to appearing in pairs like the next gods), came into existence without procreation, also the gods who go into hiding themselves away.
่ซธ่ชฌใ€Œใ—ใ‚‡ใ›ใคใ€ใƒผ Various opinions/theories
็ฅžๅใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ‚ใ„ใ€ใƒผ Name of a god
ๅ‡บ็พใ€Œใ—ใ‚…ใคใ’ใ‚“ใ€ใƒผ Appearance; arrival
่จ“ๆณจใ€Œใใ‚“ใ‚ˆใฟ ๏ผ ใใ‚“ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ€ใƒผ An older way of writing ่จ“่ชญใฟ
ๅ็พฉใ€Œใฌใ„ใŽใ€ใƒผ Name
็ฅžๆ ผๅŒ–ใ€Œใ—ใ‚“ใ‹ใใ‹ใ€ใƒผ Deification; apotheosis
ใƒŸใ‚ฏใƒญใƒใ‚ทใ‚ขใƒผ (Federated States of) Micronesia
ไธ–็•Œๆจนใ€Œใ›ใ‹ใ„ใ˜ใ‚…ใ€ใƒผ The world tree; Yggdrasil
ไธ€ๆ–นใ€Œใ„ใฃใฝใ†ใ€ใƒผ On the other hand; the other way; one (of two); the other

New Kanji
่ˆ…ใ€Œใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใจใ€ใƒผ Father in law
้จฐใ€Œใ‚ใŒใ€ใƒผ Rising up; leaping up


@natarin, thanks again for the ใŒ-trick, it really is like magic!

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