天叢雲剣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	叢	雲	剣
あま Grade: 1	むら Jinmeiyō	くも Grade: 2	つるぎ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
天叢雲劍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient combining form) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 叢雲 (murakumo, “cloudbank”) +‎ の +‎ 剣 (tsurugi, “double-edged sword”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠ no̞ mɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝmo̞ no̞ t͡sɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Proper noun

天叢雲剣(あまのむらくものつるぎ) • (Ama no Murakumo no Tsurugi)

the original name of the Sword of Kusanagi

Synonyms

草(くさ)薙(なぎの)剣(つるぎ) (Kusanagi no Tsurugi)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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