天照

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Japanese

 天照 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Amaterasu on Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
て(らす)
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese (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

(あま)(てらす) or 天照(アマテラス) (Amaterasu

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

Derived terms

See also