noun
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi
Legendary sword, one of the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan. Also known as Kusanagi no Tsurugi. The reading あまのむらくものつるぎ is common; あめのむらくものつるぎ is an alternate reading.
See also: 三種の神器
天叢雲剣は三種の神器の一つである。
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi is one of the Three Imperial Regalia.
天叢雲剣は、別名を草薙剣ともいう。
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi is also known as Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
The name derives from Japanese mythology, where the sword was found in the tail of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi. The exact derivation of the name is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the 'heavenly gathering clouds'.