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八咫烏

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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Hyōgai
からす
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Hyōgai
からす > がらす
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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()()(がらす) (Yatagarasu (alternative reading hiragana やたのからす, rōmaji Yata no Karasu)

  1. (Shinto) sacred three legged raven in Japanese mythology

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN