別天津神

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こと
Grade: 4
あま
Grade: 1

Grade: S
かみ
Grade: 3
jukujikun kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
別天津神 (kyūjitai)
別天神
別天つ神

Etymology

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Compound of (koto, different, separate) +‎ (ama, heaven, ancient compounding reading) +‎ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) +‎ (kami, god, spirit).

The use of to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ko̞to̞ a̠ma̠ t͡sɨ ka̠mʲi]

Noun

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(こと)(あま)()(かみ) (koto ama tsu kami

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) the collective name for the five gods that came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe

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