Amaterasu

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English

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Amaterasu emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amaterasu

  1. (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
  2. (poetic) The Sun itself.

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Translations

Japanese

Romanization

Amaterasu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あまてらす
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アマテラス

Portuguese

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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”).

Proper noun

Amaterasu f

  1. (mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu (Japanese sun goddess)
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