Jimmu
神武じんむ
From Japanese elements meaning "god" and "martial, military", together read as "divine warrior".
Meaning and origin
Jimmu appears in Japan's earliest chronicles, the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, as the legendary founder of the imperial line and the first sovereign to rule the land, said to have taken the throne around the seventh century…
How to pronounce Jimmu
| Japanese | JIM-moo /dʑimmɯ/ |
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