Tsukuyomi
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 月読 (つくよみ, Tsukuyomi), originally a compound of 月 (つく, tsuku, “the moon”) + 読み (よみ, yomi, “reading”, ancient meaning of “counting”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -əʊmi
Proper noun
[edit]Tsukuyomi
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.
- Synonym: Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
Coordinate terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Japanese moon god
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[edit]Romanization
[edit]Tsukuyomi