noun
Amaterasu; sun goddess
The Shinto sun goddess, ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan. Often referred to with the fuller title 天照大神 (Amaterasu Ōmikami).
See also: 天照大神
アマテラスは日本神話で最も重要な神の一柱です。
Amaterasu is one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology.
伊勢神宮にはアマテラスが祀られています。
Amaterasu is enshrined at Ise Grand Shrine.
Fuller, more formal title for the same deity; often used in religious or historical contexts.
From Old Japanese. The name is composed of 天 (ama, 'heaven') + 照らす (terasu, 'to shine'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.