天叢雲剣

天叢雲剣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	叢	雲	剣
あま Grade: 1	むら Jinmeiyō	くも Grade: 2	つるぎ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient combining form) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 叢雲 (murakumo, “cloudbank”) +‎ の +‎ 剣 (tsurugi, “double-edged sword”).[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠ no̞ mɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝmo̞ no̞ t͡sɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Proper noun

天叢雲剣 (hiragana あまのむらくものつるぎ, rōmaji Ama no Murakumo no Tsurugi)

1. the original name of the Sword of Kusanagi

Synonyms

• 草 (くさ)薙 (なぎの)剣 (つるぎ) (Kusanagi no Tsurugi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN