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    3. 天照

    天照

    天あま照てらす

    Amaterasu

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    あまてらすアマテラス

    Noun

    1.
    Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
    word usually written using kana aloneShinto

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    照
    て.る・て.らす・て.れる…(3)
    illuminate・shine・compare・bashful
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