天石戸別
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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天 | 石 | 戸 | 別 |
あま(の) Grade: 1 | いわ Grade: 1 | と Grade: 2 | わけ Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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天石戶別 (kyūjitai) 天石門別 |
Etymology
Old Japanese, 天岩戸 + 別 (“youth; lad”)
Proper noun
天石戸別 • (Ama no Iwatowake) ←あまのいはとわけ (Ama no Ifatowake)?
- (Japanese mythology) the protector god of gateways, such as the imperial gate, and one of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi)'s crew during his 天孫降臨 (Tenson Kōrin, “Heavenly Grandson's Descent”) to rule the earth
- 天石戸別神
- Ama no Iwatowake no Kami
- the God Ama no Iwatowake
- 天石戸別神