Amaterasu

Pronunciation: /ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/

The English word “Amaterasu” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

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.
The Sun itself.

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).

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