This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

軻遇突智

Reading

Kana: かぐつち
Romaji: kagutsuchi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)

See also: 迦具土神

Kanji

Reading: 
Meaning: difficult progress
Readings: グウ、 あ.う
Meanings: meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Reading: 
Meanings: wisdom, intellect, reason