(obsolete) The hentaigana syllable that is used to represent wa in old Japanese text.

a female given name

perfective of 見ている (mite iru); perfective present continuous of 見る (miru)

present continuous of 見る

civilian house

Japanese-style scissors

a male given name

(Shinto) the gods of the earth / (Onmyodo) the spirit of earth / a small shrine to a Shinto god or other deity near a residence or residential neighborhood

(Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)

being undeveloped; primitive / being unexplored