Kami of the Kojiki
Ōnaobi no Kami
大直毘神
When Izanagi no Kami rinsed himself in the middle reach of the stream during the purification to cleanse away the impurity of the land of Yomi, first two kami, Yasomagatsuhi no Kami and Ōmagatsuhi no Kami, came into being from the impurity, and then three kami, Kamunaobi no Kami, Ōnaobi no Kami and Izunome, came into being in order to set that misfortune right. Ōnaobi no Kami is the second of these.
This page introduces the name and the story recorded in the Kojiki.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Story and genealogy in the Kojiki
When Izanagi no Kami rinsed himself in the middle reach of the stream during the purification to cleanse away the impurity of the land of Yomi, first two kami, Yasomagatsuhi no Kami and Ōmagatsuhi no Kami, came into being from the impurity, and then three kami, Kamunaobi no Kami, Ōnaobi no Kami and Izunome, came into being in order to set that misfortune right. Ōnaobi no Kami is the second of these.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Misogi” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
An example of a chant (in Japanese)
祓え給い、清め給え、神（かむ）ながら守り給い、幸（さきわ）え給え
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「大直毘神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔身禊〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー みそぎ②」（2026-10-15 確認）