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八咫烏たがらすヤタガラスNounFreq #61442
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Japanese mythology

Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

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Chinese mythology

three-legged crow inhabiting the sun

八咫やあたやたNounFreq #79323
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Archaic

eight ata (approx. 144 cm)

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Usu. やた

large; long

咫尺せきNoun~する VerbFreq #99264
1

very short distance

八咫鏡八咫の鏡たのかがみやたかがみ (八咫鏡)NounFreq #102627
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Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

あた ()NounNoun suffixArchaicFreq #240066
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Counter

distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

八咫の烏やたのからすNounFreq #307813
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Rare term; Japanese mythology

Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

2

Chinese mythology

three-legged crow inhabiting the sun

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