天照

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe

天照 (hiragana あまてらす, katakana アマテラス, rōmaji Amaterasu)

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess
  2. (poetic) the Sun

Derived terms

  • 天 (アマ)照 (テラス)大 (オオ)神 (ミカミ) (Amaterasu Ōmikami), 天 (アマ)照 (テラス)大 (オオ)御 (ミ)神 (カミ) (Amaterasu Ōmikami)

See also

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