Tsukuyomi
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 月読 (つくよみ, Tsukuyomi), originally a compound of 月 (つく, tsuku, “the moon”) + 読み (よみ, yomi, “reading”, ancient meaning of “counting”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -əʊmi
Proper noun
editTsukuyomi
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese moon god, son of Izanami and Izanagi and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ōyamatsumi and Kagutsuchi.
- Synonym: Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editJapanese moon god
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Japanese
editRomanization
editTsukuyomi