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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 異 (koto, “different, separate”) + 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient compounding reading) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”).
The use of 別 to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of 津 to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
Noun
別天津神 • (koto ama tsu kami)
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) the collective name for the five gods that came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe
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