天岩戸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	岩	戸
あま(の) Grade: 1	いわ Grade: 2	と Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
天岩戶 (kyūjitai) 天の岩戸 天の磐戸 天石門

Etymology

天 (“heaven”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 岩戸 (“rocky cave entrance”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠ no̞ iɰᵝa̠to̞]

Proper noun

天(あまの)岩(いわ)戸(と) • (Ama no Iwato) 

1. the cave in which 天照(あまてらす) (Amaterasu) hid after 素戔嗚(すさのお) (Susanoo)'s offensive rampage at her hall, which causes the whole world to plunge into darkness

See also

• 天(あまの)石(いわ)戸(と)別(わけ) (Ama no Iwatowake)