天津神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	津	神
あま Grade: 1	つ Grade: S	かみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
天津神 (kyūjitai) 天つ神 天神

Etymology

Of 天(あま) (ama, “heaven”) + つ (tsu, possessive particle (archaic)) + 神(かみ) (kami, “god”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠t͡sɨᵝka̠mʲi]

Noun

天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) • (ama tsu kami) 

1. (Shinto) the gods of the heavens

   Synonym: 天神 (tenjin)

   Antonyms: 国津神 (kuni tsu kami), 地神 (jigami)

Coordinate terms

Coordinate terms

• 国津神 (くにつかみ, ​kuni tsu kami): the Japanese gods of the earth
• 天神地祇 (てんじんちぎ, ​tenjin chigi): all the gods of heaven and earth

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
• Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN