Amaterasu
UK/ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/
Amaterasu proper noun: the Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.
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Proper noun
Amaterasu
Amaterasu meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam and Punjabi
Amaterasu in Tamil
- Japanese sun goddess
- அமதெரசு amateracu
Amaterasu in Marathi
- Japanese sun goddess
- आमातेरासु āmāterāsu
Amaterasu in Malayalam
- Japanese sun goddess
- അമതേരസു amatērasu
Amaterasu in Punjabi
- Japanese sun goddess
- ਆਮਾਤੇਰਸ āmāteras
More languagesFewer languages
- Amaterasu in Arabic
- أَمَاتِيرَاسُو ʔamātīrāsū
- Amaterasu in Indonesian
- Amaterasu
- Amaterasu in Persian
- آماتِراسو âmâterâsu
- Amaterasu in Thai
- อะมะเตะระซุ à-má-dtè-rá-sú
- Amaterasu in Vietnamese
- Amaterasu, Thiên Chiếu
Synonyms of Amaterasu
- Amaterasu-ōmikami
Origin of Amaterasu
Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).
Questions about Amaterasu
- What does Amaterasu mean?
- Amaterasu means the Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.
- What is Amaterasu in Tamil?
- Amaterasu in Tamil is அமதெரசு (amateracu). See Amaterasu meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Amaterasu?
- Amaterasu is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Amaterasu?
- Amaterasu is pronounced /ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/ (UK).
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