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あまてらす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あまてらす.

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Entry

あまてらす天照アマテラスNounUsually kana
1

Shinto

Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

heavens, sky, imperial

4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1

On

テン

Kun

あまつあめあま-

Nanori

あきあもたかしなま

illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

13 strokesFrequency 1,004JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショウ

Kun

て.るて.らすて.れる

Nanori

あきてる

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