noun
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
Archaic name for the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami. Used in classical Japanese mythology and Shinto liturgy.
See also: 天照大神
古事記には大日孁貴の名が見られる。
The name 大日孁貴 appears in the Kojiki.
Modern standard name for the same deity; 大日孁貴 is an archaic variant used in classical sources.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji are conventionally associated with the sun goddess in Shinto tradition.