天常立
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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天 | 常 | 立 |
あめ(の) Grade: 1 | とこ Grade: 5 | た(ち) Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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天之常立 |
Kanji in this term | ||
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天 | 常 | 立 |
あま(の) Grade: 1 | とこ Grade: 5 | た(ち) Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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天之常立 |
Etymology
Old Japanese [Term?]. 天 (“heaven”) + の (genitive marker) + 常 (“ever; eternally”) + 立ち (stem of 立つ (tatsu, “to stand”)).
Proper noun
天常立 or 天常立 • (Ama no Tokotachi or Ame no Tokotachi)
- (Japanese mythology) one of the two gods who came into existence from reed shoots on the earth after it was formed, along with 可美葦牙彦舅 (Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji)
- Coordinate term: 国常立 (Kuni no Tokotachi)
- 天常立神/尊
- Ama no Tokotachi no Kami/Mikoto
- the God/Augustness of Ama no Tokotachi