天照

あまてらす · Amaterasu

Meaning

Amaterasu (short for 天照大神 Amaterasu Ōmikami), the sun goddess in Shinto mythology and the principal deity of Shinto. She is considered the ancestress of the Japanese Imperial Family.

Examples

• 天照大神は日本の太陽の女神です。 — Amaterasu Ōmikami is the sun goddess of Japan.
• 伊勢神宮は天照大神を主祭神として祀っています。 — Ise Grand Shrine enshrines Amaterasu Ōmikami as its primary deity.
• 天照大神は弟の素盞嗚尊の乱暴な行いに怒り、天岩戸に隠れました。 — Amaterasu Ōmikami, angered by her brother Susanoo-no-Mikoto's violent behavior, hid in the Heavenly Rock Cave.