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Tsukuyomi

Tsukuyomi proper noun: the Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.

Proper noun

Tsukuyomi

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.
    Synonyms:
    Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

Tsukuyomi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic

Tsukuyomi in Hindi

Japanese moon god
त्सुकुयोमी tsukuyomī

Tsukuyomi in Tamil

Japanese moon god
சுக்குயோமி cukkuyōmi

Tsukuyomi in Marathi

Japanese moon god
त्सुकुयोमी tsukuyomī

Tsukuyomi in Arabic

Japanese moon god
تْسُوكُويُومِي tsūkūyūmī
More languagesFewer languages
Tsukuyomi in Persian
تسوکویومی tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi in Thai
สึกุโยะมิ sʉ̀-gù-yó-mí

Synonyms of Tsukuyomi

  • Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

Origin of Tsukuyomi

Borrowed from Japanese 月読 (つくよみ, Tsukuyomi), originally a compound of 月 (つく, tsuku, “the moon”) + 読み (よみ, yomi, “reading”, ancient meaning of “counting”).

Words that rhyme with Tsukuyomi

Questions about Tsukuyomi

What does Tsukuyomi mean?
Tsukuyomi means the Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.
What is Tsukuyomi in Hindi?
Tsukuyomi in Hindi is त्सुकुयोमी (tsukuyomī). See Tsukuyomi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tsukuyomi?
Tsukuyomi is a proper noun.

Words near Tsukuyomi in the dictionary

  1. tsukubai
  2. Tsukubamirai
  3. tsukudani
  4. Tsukuhara syndrome
  5. tsukupin
  6. Tsukuyomi
  7. Tsum
  8. Tsuman
  9. tsumatori
  10. tsumcorite
  11. tsume shogi

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