Musubi

See also: musubi

English

Etymology

From Japanese 結びの神 (Musubi-no-Kami).

Proper noun

Musubi

(mythology, Shinto) The Japanese god of love and marriage. Also known as Musubi-no-Kami. To girls he appears in the shape of a handsome young man, leaping suddenly forward from Kanzakura, the sacred cherry tree in which he lives. He will offer her a bough of cherry blossom, promising love in the future. An old shrine of his can be found in Kagami, in the province of Mimasaka.

Coordinate terms

運命の赤い糸 (“Red Thread of Fate”)

Japanese

Romanization

Musubi

Rōmaji transcription of むすび

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