天香具山
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 天 | 香 | 具 | 山 |
| あま Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 4 (ateji) |
ぐ Grade: 3 (ateji) |
やま Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | goon | kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 天香久山 天香山 |
Etymology
From Old Japanese 天香具山 (Ame2 no2 Kaguyama), using the bound apophonic form 天 (ama, “heaven”) in place of ame.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (Japanese mythology) the fabled mountain at the 高天原 (takama no hara, “heavens”)
- a mountain located on Kashihara, Nara Prefecture; along with 畝傍山 (Unebi-yama) and 耳成山 (Miminashi-yama) they are collectively called the 大和三山 (Yamato Sanzan, “Three Famous Mountains of Yamato Province”)
Quotations
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Old Japanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Proper noun
天香具山 (Ame2 no2 Kaguyama) (kana あめのかぐやま)
- a mountain located on Kashihara, Nara Prefecture; along with 畝傍山 (Unebi2-yama) and 耳成山 (Mi1mi1nasi-yama) they are collectively called the 大和三山 (Yamato Sanzan, “Three Famous Mountains of Yamato Province”)
- Synonym: 香具山 (Kaguyama)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:天香具山.
Descendants
- Japanese: 天香具山 (Ama no Kaguyama)
See also
- 天降り付く (amori tuku, pillow word that can allude to Ame no Kaguyama)