Amaterasu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (あまてらす, Amaterasu), from 天 (あま, ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (てらす, terasu, “to illuminate something”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːsuː
Proper noun
Amaterasu
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) 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.
- Synonym: Amaterasu-ōmikami
- (poetic) The Sun itself.
Coordinate terms
Translations
Japanese sun goddess
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Japanese
Romanization
Amaterasu
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (あまてらす, Amaterasu), from 天 (あま, ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (てらす, terasu, “to illuminate something”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Amaterasu f
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