Word details

天の瓊矛

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天の瓊矛.

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Entry

天の瓊矛あまのぬほこNounArchaic
1

Ama no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami

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

red jewel, beautiful jewel

18 strokes

On

ケイ

Kun

たま

halberd, arms, festival float

5 strokesFrequency 1,538JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ボウ

Kun

ほこ

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