天照らす
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 照 |
| あま Grade: 1 |
て > で Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 照 |
| あま Grade: 1 |
て Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
天照ら (irrealis of 天照る) + す (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
天照らす or 天照らす • (amaterasu or amaderasu) †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, honorific, literal, Japanese mythology, of gods and heavenly bodies) Alternative form of 天照る (amateru, “to shine in heaven”)
- (Classical Japanese, honorific, figurative, of a ruler) to rule a nation
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "天照らす" (サ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 天照らせ | あまてらせ | amaterase |
| Continuative (連用形) | 天照らせ | あまてらせ | amaterase |
| Terminal (終止形) | 天照らす | あまてらす | amaterasu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 天照らする | あまてらする | amaterasuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 天照らすれ | あまてらすれ | amaterasure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 天照らせよ | あまてらせよ | amateraseyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 天照らせず | あまてらせず | amaterasezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 天照らすれど | あまてらすれど | amaterasuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 天照らすれば | あまてらすれば | amaterasureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 天照らせば | あまてらせば | amateraseba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 天照らせき | あまてらせき | amateraseki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 天照らせけり | あまてらせけり | amaterasekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 天照らせつ | あまてらせつ | amaterasetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 天照らせぬ | あまてらせぬ | amaterasenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 天照らせたり | あまてらせたり | amaterasetari |
| Volitional | 天照らせむ | あまてらせむ | amaterasemu |
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