天岩戸

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あま(の)
Grade: 1
いわ
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
天岩戶 (kyūjitai)
天の岩戸
天の磐戸
天石門
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Etymology

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(heaven) +‎ (genitive marker) +‎ 岩戸 (rocky cave entrance)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠ no̞ iβ̞a̠to̞]

Proper noun

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(あまの)(いわ)() (Ama no Iwato

  1. the cave in which 天照(あまてらす) (Amaterasu) hid after 素戔嗚(すさのお) (Susanoo)'s offensive rampage at her hall, which causes the whole world to plunge into darkness

See also

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