55%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Mythology Scripts 神武(Japanese Kanji) じんむ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʑim.mɯᵝ/(Japanese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "divine warrior", from Japanese 神 (jin) meaning "god" and 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial". In Japanese legend this was the name of the founder of Japan and the first emperor, supposedly ruling in the 7th century BC. Related Names Rootsjin + mu Categories emperors, Japanese mythology, legend, Megami Tensei characters, mythology, warrior, warriors