Amaterasu en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/ (UK)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).
Meanings
- (Japanese) The Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.
- (poetic) The Sun itself.
Coordinates
Izanami · Susanoo · Kagutsuchi · Tsukuyomi · Ame-no-Uzume · Izanagi · Ōyamatsumi
Synonyms
Translations (29)
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