天石戸別

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	石	戸	別
あま(の) Grade: 1	いわ Grade: 1	と Grade: 2	わけ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
天石戶別 (kyūjitai) 天石門別

Etymology

Old Japanese, 天岩戸 +‎ 別 (“youth; lad”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠ no̞ iɰᵝa̠to̞ɰᵝa̠ke̞]

Proper noun

天(あまの)石(いわ)戸(と)別(わけ) • (Ama no Iwatowake) ^{←あまのいはとわけ (Ama no Ifatowake)?}

1. (Japanese mythology) the protector god of gateways, such as the imperial gate, and one of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi)'s crew during his 天孫降臨 (Tenson Kōrin, “Heavenly Grandson's Descent”) to rule the earth

   天(あまの)石(いわ)戸(と)別(わけの)神(かみ)

   Ama no Iwatowake no Kami

   the God Ama no Iwatowake