It is written in kanji as 正勝吾勝勝速日天忍穂耳命 or 正勝吾勝勝速日天之忍穂耳命 in Kojiki (The Records of Ancient Matters), 天忍穂耳命 in Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), and 正哉吾勝々速日天押穂耳尊 in Sendai Kujihongi (Ancient Japanese History).
古事記では正勝吾勝勝速日天忍穂耳命、正勝吾勝勝速日天之忍穂耳命、日本書紀では天忍穂耳命、先代旧事本紀では正哉吾勝々速日天押穂耳尊と表記する。