天照
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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天 | 照 |
あま Grade: 1 |
て(らす) Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).
Proper noun
![](../I/m/Amaterasu_cave_-_large_-_1856.jpeg)
The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe
Derived terms
- 天照大神 (Amaterasu Ōmikami), 天照大御神 (Amaterasu Ōmikami)
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