別天津神

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こと
Grade: 4
あま
Grade: 1

Grade: S
(ateji)
かみ
Grade: 3
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
別天津神 (kyūjitai)
別天神
別天つ神

Etymology

Compound of (koto, different, separate) +‎ (ama, heaven, ancient compounding reading) +‎ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) +‎ (kami, god, spirit).

The use of to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Noun

(こと)(あま)()(かみ) (koto ama tsu kami

  1. (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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