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Amaterasu Oomikami
天照大神 is the Japanese Shinto deity often referred to as the Sun Goddess.
The full name is often romanized as Amaterasu Oomikami/Omikami.
Sometimes also written as 天照大御神 (just the addition of 御 near the end) or 天照皇大神 (with 皇 added in the middle).
Deities / Gods
In Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja, 神明 title refers to deities or gods (can be the singular or plural form).
Depending on the context, this could also mean “divine.”
Specifically, in Japanese, this can refer to Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity).
In some Buddhist contexts, this also means deity but can also refer to “intelligence” (as in all-knowing).
Sun Goddess
天照皇大神 is the title for Sun Goddess or Amaterasu Oomikami in Japanese.
Rare Chinese Buddhists/Shitoists may be familiar with this (so I have included the Chinese pronunciation above) however, this should generally be considered a specifically-Japanese title.
Besides Amaterasuoomikami, this can also be pronounced/romanized as Tenshoukoudaijin. There are several similar ways to write Sun Goddess in Japanese, so don't be surprised if you see different forms on the web, etc.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
神明 see styles |
shén míng shen2 ming2 shen ming shinmei / shinme しんめい |
More info & calligraphy: Deities / Gods(1) deity; god; (2) (See 天照大神) Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity); (surname) Jinmei The spirits of heaven and earth, the gods; also the intelligent or spiritual nature. |
天照大神 see styles |
amaterasuoomikami あまてらすおおみかみ |
More info & calligraphy: Amaterasu Oomikami |
天照皇大神 see styles |
tenshoukoudaijin / tenshokodaijin てんしょうこうだいじん amaterasuoomikami あまてらすおおみかみ |
More info & calligraphy: Sun Goddess |
天照 see styles |
amaterasu; amaterasu あまてらす; アマテラス |
(kana only) {Shinto} (See 天照大神) Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan; (surname) Tenshou |
日女 see styles |
hirume ひるめ |
(archaism) Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Oomikami; (female given name) Hirume |
日霊 see styles |
hirume ひるめ |
(archaism) Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Oomikami |
三貴子 see styles |
mihashiranouzunomiko / mihashiranozunomiko みはしらのうずのみこ |
{Shinto} (See 三柱の神) the three main gods (Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto); (female given name) Mikiko |
天照神 see styles |
amaterukami; amaterukami あまてるかみ; アマテルカミ |
{Shinto} (See 天照大神) Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess) |
皇御孫 see styles |
sumemima すめみま |
(1) (archaism) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); (2) descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor |
神明社 see styles |
shinmeisha / shinmesha しんめいしゃ |
(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu; (place-name) Shinmeisha |
三柱の神 see styles |
mihashiranokami みはしらのかみ |
(exp,n) {Shinto} the three main gods (Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto) |
大日孁貴 see styles |
oohirumenomuchi おおひるめのむち |
{Shinto} (See 天照大神) Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess) |
瓊瓊杵命 see styles |
niniginomikoto ににぎのみこと |
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu) |
瓊瓊杵尊 see styles |
niniginomikoto ににぎのみこと |
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu) |
邇邇芸命 see styles |
niniginomikoto ににぎのみこと |
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu) |
須佐之男 see styles |
susanoo; susanoo; susanoo すさのお; スサノオ; スサノヲ |
(kana only) {Shinto} (See 須佐之男命) Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto |
天照大御神 see styles |
amaterasuoomikami あまてらすおおみかみ |
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Oomikami; (person) Amaterasu Oomikami |
月夜見の尊 see styles |
tsukuyominomikoto つくよみのみこと |
{Shinto} Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu) |
おおひるめのむち see styles |
oohirumenomuchi おおひるめのむち |
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Oomikami |
Variations: |
hirume ひるめ |
(archaism) {Shinto} (See 天照大神) Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess) |
Variations: |
sumemima すめみま |
(1) (archaism) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); (2) descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor |
Variations: |
susanoonomikoto; susanoonomikoto; susanoonomikoto すさのおのみこと; スサノオノミコト; スサノヲノミコト |
{Shinto} Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu) |
Variations: |
niniginomikoto ににぎのみこと |
(leg) {Shinto} Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity; grandson of Amaterasu, great grandfather of Emperor Jimmu) |
Variations: |
amaterasuoomikami; tenshoukoudaijin(天照皇大神) / amaterasuoomikami; tenshokodaijin(天照皇大神) あまてらすおおみかみ; てんしょうこうだいじん(天照皇大神) |
{Shinto} Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess) |
Variations: |
susanoo; susanoo; susanoo; susanoo スサノオ; スサノヲ; すさのお; すさのを |
{Shinto} (See 須佐之男命) Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Amaterasu Oomikami | 天照大神 | amaterasu oomikami amaterasuoomikami amaterasu omikami | ||
| Deities Gods | 神明 | jin myou / jinmyou / jin myo | shén míng shen2 ming2 shen ming shenming | |
| Sun Goddess | 天照皇大神 | amaterasuoomikami amaterasuomikami | tiān zhào huáng dà shén tian1 zhao4 huang2 da4 shen2 tian zhao huang da shen tianzhaohuangdashen | t`ien chao huang ta shen tienchaohuangtashen tien chao huang ta shen |
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