天常立

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あめ(の)
Grade: 1
とこ
Grade: 5
た(ち)
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
天之常立
Kanji in this term
あま(の)
Grade: 1
とこ
Grade: 5
た(ち)
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
天之常立

Etymology

Old Japanese [Term?]. (heaven) + (genitive marker) + (ever; eternally) + 立ち (stem of 立つ (tatsu, to stand)).

Proper noun

(あまの)(とこ)(たち) or (あめの)(とこ)(たち) • (Ama no Tokotachi or Ame no Tokotachi) 

  1. (Japanese mythology) one of the two gods who came into existence from reed shoots on the earth after it was formed, along with 可美葦牙彦舅 (Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji)
    Coordinate term: 国常立 (Kuni no Tokotachi)
    (あまの)(とこ)(たちの)(かみ)/(みこと)
    Ama no Tokotachi no Kami/Mikoto
    the God/Augustness of Ama no Tokotachi
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