天香具山

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	香	具	山
あま Grade: 1	か Grade: 4 (ateji)	ぐ Grade: 3 (ateji)	やま Grade: 1
kun'yomi		goon	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
天香久山 天香山

Etymology

From Old Japanese 天香具山 (Ame₂ no₂ Kaguyama), using the bound apophonic form 天 (ama, “heaven”) in place of ame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠ no̞ ka̠ɡɯ̟ja̠ma̠]

Proper noun

天香具山(あまのかぐやま) • (Ama no Kaguyama) 

1. (Japanese mythology) the fabled mountain at the 高天原 (takama no hara, “heavens”)
2. a mountain located on Kashihara, Nara Prefecture; along with 畝傍山 (Unebi-yama) and 耳成山 (Miminashi-yama) they are collectively called the 大和三山 (Yamato Sanzan, “Three Famous Mountains of Yamato Province”)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:天香具山.

Old Japanese

Alternative forms

• 天香久山

Etymology

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Proper noun

天香具山 (Ame₂ no₂ Kaguyama) (kana あめのかぐやま)

1. a mountain located on Kashihara, Nara Prefecture; along with 畝傍山 (Unebi₂-yama) and 耳成山 (Mi₁mi₁nasi-yama) they are collectively called the 大和三山 (Yamato Sanzan, “Three Famous Mountains of Yamato Province”)

   Synonym: 香具山 (Kaguyama)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:天香具山.

Descendants

• Japanese: 天香具山 (Ama no Kaguyama)

See also

• 天降り付く (amori tuku, pillow word that can allude to Ame no Kaguyama)