天照らす

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
て > で
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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天照ら (irrealis of 天照る) +‎ (honorific auxiliary). Spelt with 万葉仮名 (Man'yōgana) as 安麻泥良須 (amaderasu), suggesting a voiced form, in the 4125th poem of the 万葉集 (Man'yōshū), even though 天照る was spelt without such voiced form as 安麻弖流 (amateru) in the 3650th poem.

Verb

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(あま)()らす or (あま)()らす (amaterasu or amaderasunidan

  1. (Classical Japanese, honorific, literal, Japanese mythology, of gods and heavenly bodies) Alternative form of 天照る (amateru, to shine in heaven)
  2. (Classical Japanese, honorific, figurative, of a ruler) to rule a nation

Conjugation

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See also

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