Amaterasu

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”). === Pronunciation === (EN) IPA(key): /ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/ Rhymes: -ɑːsuː === Proper noun === Amaterasu (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi. Synonym: Amaterasu-ōmikami (poetic) The Sun itself. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === Amaterasu Rōmaji transcription of あまてらす Rōmaji transcription of アマテラス == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (あまてらす, Amaterasu), from 天 (あま, ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (てらす, terasu, “to illuminate”). === Proper noun === Amaterasu f (mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu (Japanese sun goddess)