天岩戸

天岩戸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	岩	戸
あま(の) Grade: 1	いわ Grade: 2	と Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
天岩戶 (kyūjitai) 天の岩戸 天の磐戸 天石門

Etymology

天 (“heaven”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 岩戸 (“rocky cave entrance”)

Proper noun

天(あまの)岩(いわ)戸(と) • (Ama no Iwato) 

1. the cave in which 天照 (Amaterasu) hid after 素戔嗚 (Susa no O)'s offensive rampage at her hall, which causes the whole world to plunge into darkness

See also

• 天(あまの)石(いわ)戸(と)別(わけ) (Ama no Iwatowake)