天照

Japanese

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Definitions

(Japanese mythology) Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess
(poetic) the Sun

Etymology

Com from Japanese 天 (heaven, heavens, sky) + Japanese 照らす (illuminate something).

Origin

Japanese

照らす

Gloss

illuminate something

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Amaterasu English
Amaterasu Portuguese
別天津神 Japanese
吉祥天 Japanese
天 Japanese
天が下 Japanese
天の下 Japanese
天の川 Japanese
天下り Japanese
天体 Japanese
天動説 Japanese
天南 Japanese
天叢雲剣 Japanese
天津麻羅 Japanese
天草 Japanese
天邪鬼 Japanese
摩天楼 Japanese
照らす Japanese