noun
hearth deity; kitchen god
A traditional Japanese household deity believed to reside in the kitchen stove or hearth, often associated with fire, cooking, and family well-being.
昔の家では、かまど神に毎日お供えをした。
In old houses, people made daily offerings to the hearth deity.
かまど神は火の神としても信仰されている。
The kitchen god is also worshipped as a fire deity.
荒神 is a broader term for a fierce or tutelary deity, sometimes identified with the hearth god in folk belief, but かまど神 specifically refers to the deity of the kitchen stove.
火の神 is a general term for a fire deity, while かまど神 is specifically the hearth or stove deity, often considered a manifestation of the fire god in the home.
Compound of かまど (kamado, 'hearth, kitchen stove') and 神 (kami, 'god, deity'). The reading かまどがみ is the standard combination, with rendaku voicing of かみ to がみ.