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    3. 八咫烏

    八咫烏

    八や咫た烏がらす

    Yatagarasu

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    八咫がらす八咫からす

    やたがらすヤタガラス

    Noun

    1.
    Yatagarasu, raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition
    Japanese mythology
    2.
    three-legged crow inhabiting the sun
    Chinese mythology

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    Kanji that make up this word

    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    咫
    た…(1)
    short・span
    烏
    からす・いずくんぞ・なんぞ…(2)
    crow・raven
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