月夜見つくよみの尊みこと

Meanings

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noun

Tsukuyomi no Mikoto

Shinto

Shinto deity of the Moon, brother of Amaterasu. Used in mythological and religious contexts.

月夜見つくよみの尊みことは、日本にほん神しん話わに登とう場じょうする月つきの神かみである。
Tsukuyomi no Mikoto is a moon deity appearing in Japanese mythology.

revered, valuable, precious

Similar words

天照大神あまてらすおおみかみ
Amaterasu is the sun goddess and sister of Tsukuyomi no Mikoto; together with Susanoo they form the three principal deities of Japanese mythology.
月読命つくよみのみこと
Alternate kanji spelling for the same deity, using 読 instead of 夜見.

Etymology

The name combines 月 (moon), 夜見 (night-seeing), and the honorific 尊 (mikoto). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the moon deity in Shinto mythology.