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天の岩戸 (あまのいわと, amanoiwato) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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神しん
話わ
の
中なか
で
も
有ゆう
名めい
です
。
The myth of the Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave is famous even within Japanese mythology.
She won't come out of her room, as if she's shut herself behind the Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave.
Kanji 戸 door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) Related words 天照大神あまてらすおおみかみ Amaterasu is the sun goddess who hid behind 天の岩戸; the term refers to the deity, not the cave entrance.
岩いわ 戸と 隠がく れ Refers to the event of Amaterasu hiding in the cave, while 天の岩戸 is the physical gate itself.
Written forms 天あま の 岩いわ 戸と
Standard kanji spelling for this mythological term.
天あま の 磐いわ 戸と
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 磐 is an older character for 'rock'.
Etymology From 天, the archaic genitive particle の, and 岩戸, “rock cave” or “rock door.” The name belongs to the myth in which 天照大神 withdraws into the heavenly rock cave.
